Honorius, Roman Emperor ; Theodosius II, Roman Emperor ; Unidentified ; Unidentified

1 Nomisma = 1 Solidus

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Struck

Square

1.50 cm

1.50 cm

- cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
4.19	-	-	Auction Leu 2020	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Roman Emperor	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck	FACING		Two	Bust
Aequitas / Justitia / Moneta	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck	LEFT	Standing	One
Balance scale	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck			One
Cornucopia	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck			One
Cross	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck			One

Auction Leu 2020: Lot 2014. Honorius, with Theodosius II, 395-423. Exagium Solidi (Orichalcum, 15x14 mm, 4.19 g, 6 h), 408-423. DD NN Diademed and draped facing busts of Honorius and Theodosius II; between them, a cross. Rev. EX-AGIV Moneta standing front, head to left, holding scales in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. Bendall -. CNG 79 (2008), 1258. CPAI -. MAH -. Pondera -. Very rare. An exceptionally clear and attractive piece. Nearly extremely fine. The attribution of this weight to Honorius and Theodosius II is based on Bendall 5, a very similar square weight which names Honorius on the obverse.
Asolati 2022: Exagia pseudo-imperiali (?) con indicazione esplicita della funzione: Autorità non determinata, prima metà del V secolo d.C., exagiu(m solidi). Zecca non indicata: Gallia (?). D/ DD NN; due busti frontali, affiancati, drappeggiati e corazzati (di stile rozzo). R/ EX–AGIV; Moneta/Aequitas/Iustitia stante a s. con bilancia e cornucopia b. Leu, Auction 7 (24/10/2020), lotto n. 2014: g 4,19; mm 15 × 14; h 6.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Latin	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck	Authority, Denomination, Legal status

[D]   D N N

EX      [AG]IV

D(omini) N(ostri). || Ex[ag]iu(m solidi).

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

FROM 395 TO 450

Auction Leu 2022: proposes a production date between 395 and 423 and identifies Honorius and Theodosius II.
Asolati 2022: suggests that the production dates from the first half of the 5th century and does not identify the emperors depicted.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Antiquities Trade	Oct. 24, 2020	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Auction Leu 2020c	None	2014	fig.	None
Asolati 2022	269, 275	39b	Pl. VI/39b	None

Asolati 2022: cf. Bendall 1996, –.
No place of production is mentioned, but Asolati 2022 proposes production in Gallia (?).