1951.31.4.125: Solidus weight (exagion) with Busts of Three Emperors and Moneta
Measuring Devices
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.125
- People
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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
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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
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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
Verification Level
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