1951.31.4.198: Solidus of Honorius, Mediolanum (Gaul)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1951.31.4.198

People

Honorius, Roman (r. 393 - 423 CE)

Title

Solidus of Honorius, Mediolanum (Gaul)

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

394-402 CE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Mediolanum (North Italy)

Period

Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine

Culture

Roman

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/196520

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.49 g

Die Axis

4

Denomination

solidus

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: obverse: DNHONORI VSPFAVG
• inscription: reverse: VICTOR IAAVCCC
  in ex: COMOB
  in field: S M
• Obverse Inscription: DN HONORI-VS PF AVG
• Reverse Inscription: VICTORI-A AVG GG

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

RIC X, 1206, p. 318; LRC 712

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore

Accession Year

1951

Object Number

1951.31.4.198

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obverse: Bust of emperor r., draped, cuirassed, with pearl diadem.
Reverse: Emperor standing right, holding labarum in right hand and globe surmounted by Victory in left, spurning captive with left foot. M in field to l.; D in field to r.; COMOB in exergue.

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