2011.1.2: Solidus of Julian Caesar, Antioch
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2011.1.2
- People
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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
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- 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
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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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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