Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.182: Solidus of the Augusta Aelia Verina, Constantinople 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 the Augusta Aelia Verina, Constantinople (Verina) , 1951.31.4.182,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196566. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.182 People Verina, Roman (r. 457 - 484 CE) Title Solidus of the Augusta Aelia Verina, Constantinople Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 457-474 Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/196566 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.49 g Die Axis 6 Denomination solidus Inscriptions and Marks inscription: obverse: AELHERI NAAVC inscription: reverse: VICTORI AAVCCC in ex: CONOB Obverse Inscription: AEL VERI-NA AVG (Ve3) Reverse Inscription: VICTORI-A AVG GG State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number RIC X, 607, p.285; LRC 593 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.182 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 Obverse: Bust of empress r., draped with necklace, earrings, and pearl diadem, crowned by hand of God. Reverse: Victory standing l. holding long jeweled cross; in field to r., star; CONOB in exergue. Pierced. Publication History Philip Grierson and Melinda Mays, Catalogue of Late Roman Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection: From Arcadius and Honorius to the Accession of Anastasius, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection (Washington, D.C, 1992), cat. 593, pl. 23 Ioli Kalavrezou, Byzantine Women and Their World, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 92/figs. 33a, 33b 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
