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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.514
People
Honorius, Roman (r. 393 - 423 CE)
Title
Coin (AE3) of Honorius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
401-403
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181924

Physical Descriptions

Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.55 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DN HONORI-VS PF AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: [CONCORDI]-A AVG G

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC X 87, 92, 95, or 97, p. 248

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
1942.176.514
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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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 cross.
Reverse: Constantinopolis enthroned, looking l., holding scepter in r. hand and globe surmounted by Victory in l. hand; r. foot on prow.

Verification Level

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