1951.31.4.125: Solidus weight (exagion) with Busts of Three Emperors and Moneta

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1951.31.4.125

People

Arcadius, Roman (r. 383 - 408 CE)
Honorius, Roman (r. 393 - 423 CE)
Theodosius II, Roman (r. 402 -450 CE)

Title

Solidus weight (exagion) with Busts of Three Emperors and Moneta

Classification

Measuring Devices

Work Type

weight

Date

c. 403 -408 CE

Places

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

Period

Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine

Culture

Byzantine

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/196765

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.05 g
2 x 2 cm (13/16 x 13/16 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Cf. Byzantine Women no. 9, p.51

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore

Accession Year

1951

Object Number

1951.31.4.125

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obverse: Draped busts of Arcadius, Honorius, and Theodosius II facing with pearl diadems. Cross in field above Honorius.
Reverse: Moneta wearing a long tunic and a cloak over the shoulders, standing facing, head turned to l., holding scales in r. hand and cornucopia in l. Star in field to r. CONS in exergue.

Publication History

• Ioli Kalavrezou, Byzantine Women and Their World, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 51/9a,9b

Exhibition History

• Byzantine Women and Their World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/25/2002 - 04/28/2003

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