Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.136: Solidus of Theodosius II, 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 Theodosius II, Constantinople (Theodosius II) , 1951.31.4.136,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 28, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196791. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.136 People Theodosius II, Roman (r. 402 -450 CE) Title Solidus of Theodosius II, Constantinople Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 408-419 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/196791 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.41 g Die Axis 6 Denomination solidus Inscriptions and Marks inscription: reverse: in ex: CONOB Officina Z at end of legend Obverse Inscription: D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG Reverse Inscription: CONCORDI-A AVGG State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number RIC X, 202, p. 253; LRC 317 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.136 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: Helmeted bust, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, spear in r. hand held over r. shoulder behind head, on l. arm shield decorated with horseman. Reverse: Constantinopolis seated, looking r., holding spear in r. hand and globe surmounted by Victory in l.; star in field to l.; prow under r. foot. CONOB in exergue; officina (Z) at end of legend. 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), 317 Ioli Kalavrezou, Byzantine Women and Their World, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 48/6a,6b 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
