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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.1.2
People
Julian II, Roman (r. 360 - 363 CE)
Title
Solidus of Julian Caesar, Antioch
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
355-361 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/336385

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
EL
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.44g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: D N IVLIANV - S NOB CAES
  • Reverse Inscription: GLORIA - REI - PVBLICAE; in ex. SMANI

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[CNA (Classical Numismatic Auctions) XVIII,Dec. 3, 1991 lot. 872], sold; to Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (1991-2008), by inheritance; to her husband Wellington F. Scott III, (2008-2010), gift; to The Harvard Art Museums, 2010.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC VIII, 166 p. 526

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott III in memory of Jane Ayer Scott
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.1.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of Julian, cuirassed to r.
Reverse: Rome and Constantinople enthroned and facing each other; wreathed star between them; SMANI in exergue.

Verification Level

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