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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.349
People
Honorius, Roman (r. 393 - 423 CE)
Title
Solidus of Honorius, Ravenna
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
402/3 - 405/6 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Ravenna (North Italy)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/20369

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.46 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DN HONORI-VS P F AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: VICTORI - A AVGGG; R - V in field and COMOB in exergue

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC X, 1287 p.328

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.115.349
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Honorius draped and cuirassed wearing peral-diadem to r.
Rev.: Emperor standing r., holding standard and Victory on globe; with his l. foot he tramples down a bound captive. In field R - V (for Ravenna)

Verification Level

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