Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.159: Solidus of Pulcheria, 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 Pulcheria, Constantinople (Pulcheria) , 1951.31.4.159,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196281. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.159 People Pulcheria, Roman (r. 414 - 453 CE) Title Solidus of Pulcheria, Constantinople Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 441-450 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Early Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/196281 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.49 g Die Axis 6 Denomination solidus Inscriptions and Marks inscription: obverse: AELPVLCH ERIAAVC inscription: reverse: IMPXXXXIICOS- XVII-P-P- in ex: COMOB Obverse Inscription: AEL PVLCH /ERIA AVG Reverse Inscription: IMP.XXXXII COS - XVII.P.P. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number RIC X, 288, p. 262; LRC 442; Grierson-Mayo 442 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.159 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 Obverse: Bust of Pulcheria to r., draped with necklace, earrings, and pearl diadem, crowned by hand of God. Reverse: Constantinople seated on throne to l., holding globe cruciger in r. hand and scepter in l., shield at l. side, l. foot on prow; in l. field, star. CONOB in exergue. Publication History Philip Grierson and Melinda Mays, Catalogue of Late Roman Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection: From Arcadius and Honorius to the Accession of Anastasius, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection (Washington, D.C, 1992), 442 Ioli Kalavrezou, Byzantine Women and Their World, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 48/7a,7b Exhibition History Byzantine Women and Their World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/25/2002 - 04/28/2003 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
