Harvard Art Museums > 2011.1.1: Solidus of Constantius 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 Constantius II, Constantinople (Constantius II) , 2011.1.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/336384. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2011.1.1 People Constantius II, Roman (r. 337-361) Title Solidus of Constantius II, Constantinople Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 337 - 340 Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/336384 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.55g Die Axis 12 Denomination solidus Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: DN CONSTA - NTIVS AVG Reverse Inscription: FELICITAS REI PVBLICE VOT XV MVLT XX Provenance Recorded Ownership History Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (-2008), by inheritance; to her husband Wellington F. Scott III, (2008-2010), gift; to The Harvard Art Museums, 2010. There is no further information available about where Jane Scott purchased the coin. Byzantine coins, even gold solidi, were struck by the thousands and circulated widely in the Byzantine Empire from Spain, Italy to Greece, Bulgaria, the Balkans, Israel, Turkey and Syria. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number RIC VIII, 11 p.447 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 2011.1.1 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 Obv.: Bust of Constantius II, draped and cuirassed to r., wearing a rosette diadem. Rev.: FELICITAS REI PVBLICE around the border and within wreath; VOT XV MVLT XX 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
