2011.1.13: Solidus of Constans II, Constantinople

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2011.1.13

People

Constans II (641 - 668)
Constantine IV, Byzantine (r. 668-685)

Title

Solidus of Constans II, Constantinople

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

654-659

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)

Period

Byzantine period, Early

Culture

Byzantine

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/336396

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.48g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

solidus

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: dN CONSTANTINVS - C CONSTANTTIN
• Reverse Inscription: VICTORIA AVSC; in exe. CONOB and gamma

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Bank Leu, Zurich] ?sold: to Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (by2008), 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

DOC II 2, 25c p.427

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

2011.1.13

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: To l. bust of Constans with long beard; to r. bust of Constantine IV, beardless wearing chlamys and crown with cross on circlet. Between heads, cross.
Rev.: Cross potent on base and three steps.

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