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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.274
People
Theodoric, Germanic (r. 471 - 526 CE)
Anastasios I, Byzantine (r. 491 - 518)
Title
Solidus of Theodoric in the name Anastasios I, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
493-518
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Ostrogoth
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196513

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.44 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DNANASTA SIVSPFAVG
  • Reverse Inscription: VICTOR AAVGGGA ; in ex.: COMOB

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Hahn, MIB I, p.77 pl.36

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.274
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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