Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.16: Solidus of Constantius II, Arelate (Arles) Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Solidus of Constantius II, Arelate (Arles) (Constantius II) , 1951.31.4.16,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196432. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.16 People Constantius II, Roman (r. 337-361) Title Solidus of Constantius II, Arelate (Arles) Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 355-360 Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Arelate (Gaul) Period Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/196432 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.63 g Die Axis 12 Denomination solidus Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS PERP AVG Reverse Inscription: GLORIA REIPVBLICAE VOT XXX MVLT XXXX State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number RIC VIII, p. 221, 238 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.16 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv: clockwise from lower left, FL[AVIVS] IVL[IVS] CONSTAN TIVS PERP[ETVVS] AVC[VSTVS] (Flavius Julius Constantiius Eternal Augustus) Rev: clockwise from lower left, GLORIA REI PUBLICAE (Glory of the State); on shield, VOT[A]/XXX/MVLT[IS VOTIS]/XXXX (vows of the 30th anniversary, with many vows for a 40th anniversary); in exergue, KONSTAN (mintmark of Arles, workshop 3); star Publication History Ioli Kalavrezou, Byzantine Women and Their World, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 47/4a,4b Exhibition History Byzantine Women and Their World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/25/2002 - 04/28/2003 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
