1942.176.512: Solidus of Honorius, Constantinople

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1942.176.512

People

Honorius, Roman (r. 393 - 423 CE)

Title

Solidus of Honorius, Constantinople

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

397-402

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)

Period

Byzantine period, Early

Culture

Byzantine

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/181915

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.47 g

Denomination

solidus

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: DN HONORI-VS PF AVG
• Reverse Inscription: CONCORDI-A AVGG H

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

RIC X, 8, p.240; LRC 748

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine

Accession Year

1942

Object Number

1942.176.512

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obverse: Helmeted bust, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, spear in r. hand held over r. shoulder behind head, on l. arm shield decorated with horseman.
Reverse: Constantinopolis enthroned looking r., holding spear in r. hand and globe with Victory in l. hand. Prow under l. foot. Officina (H) at end of legend; CONOB in exergue.

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