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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Honorius, Roman Emperor
Mint
Rome
Denomination
1 Nomisma = 1 Solidus
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Struck
Shape
Square
Length
1.78 cm
Width
1.59 cm
Height
0.23 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
4.12 - - Dürr 1964 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Roman Empress Stamped / Countermarked / Struck RIGHT One Bust
Aequitas / Justitia / Moneta Stamped / Countermarked / Struck LEFT Standing One
Balance scale Stamped / Countermarked / Struck One
Cornucopia Stamped / Countermarked / Struck One
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Campagnolo and Weber 2015: 410. Poids de I solidus (exagium solidi). Trèves, environ 393. Laiton. POids 4,12 g ; hauteur 17,8 mm ; largeur 15,9 mm ; épaisseur 2,3 mm. Inv. CdN 32581 bis/277, don de Mme Lucien Naville. Avers : dans un carré de grènetis, DNHONRI-VS AVG, de part et d'autre du buste drapé et diadémé à droite. Revers : dans un carré de grènetis, EXAGIVM SOL[I]DI. de part et d'autre d'une allégorie de la Monnaie debout à gauche, tenant une balance et une corne d'abondance. Technique : poids frappé. Endommagé au revers pour ajuster le poids (?). Bibliography : c. e. : Ventes Hirsch 1909, n°3481 + pl. LXII = Göbl 1978, t. II, p. 138-227, pl. XXI; Vente Naville/Ars Classica 1925, n°1039 + pl. 40 (4,12 g) ; Dürr 1956 ; Bendall 1996, n°5 ; Sabatier 1862, pp. 65, 96.3 + pl. III (Cabinet des médailles de la Bibliothèque nationale de France : 4,20 g) ; COHEN VIII, p. 190.3 ("poids de celui qui est le mieux conservé, 4,20 g") ; Vente Bonhams 2010, lot n°376 (daté de 450 env., 4,22 g).
Asolati 2022: Exagia solidi imperiali con indicazione esplicita della funzione: Onorio, 395 – ante 413 d.C. (?), exagium solidi. Zecca non indicata: Roma. D/ D N HONORI–VS AVG; busto diademato, drappeggiato e corazzato a d. R/ EXAGIVM SOLIDI; Moneta/Aequitas/Iustitia stante a s. con bilancia e cornucopia. aa. MAH (Geneva), CdN 032581 bis/0277 (Göbl 1980, n. 15 = Campagnolo e Weber 2015, n. 410): g 4,12; mm 17,8 × 15,9 × 2,3.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Latin Stamped / Countermarked / Struck Authority, Denomination, Legal status
Fac simile

DNHONORI
[V S] A V G

E[X]AG[IV]M
S O [L I] D [I]

Edition
D(onimus) N(oster) Honori|[us] Aug(ustus). || E[x]ag[iu]m | so[li]d[i].
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1956
circumstances
Antiquities trade.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE
Time frame
FROM 393 TO 413
Comments on Chronology
Campagnolo and Weber 2015: proposes te date of 393.
Asolati 2022: suggests a chronological range from 395 to 413 (?).
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Art and History Museum (Geneva) Dec. 31, 1956 CdN 032581 bis/0277
Naville Collection None 277
Weber Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Auction Hirsch 1909 251 3481 pl. 62 None
Bernhart 1926 12 pl. 32/16 None
Dürr 1964 84 277 pl. 16/277 None
Alföldi 1970 246 pl. 17/4 None
Göbl 1978 138 227 pl. 21 None
Campagnolo 2015 120 410 None None
Campagnolo and Weber 2015 133 410 None None
Asolati 2022 256–257 4aa None None
VARIA
Additional comment
Asolati 2022: cf. CIL XIII, 3, 2, p. 736, n. 10030, 4; Bouteroue 1666, p. 130; Du Molinet 1692, p. 65 e tav. 18, nn. IX–X; Banduri 1718, II, tav. a p. 539 e p. 544; Montfaucon 1719, p. 270 e tav. 95; du Fresne 1755, n. LXXVII, p. 121; Eckhel 1792–1798, VIII, p. 511; Mionnet 1827, II, p. 350; Akerman 1834, II, p. 346; Garrucci 1846, p. 200; Sabatier 1862, I, p. 96, n. 3; Chabouillet 1877, p. 88–89; Cohen 1880–1892, VIII, p. 190, n. 3; Babelon 1892, p. 876; Pink 1935, n. 7; Pink 1938, col. 77, n. 9; Dürr 1964, n. 277; Göbl 1978, p. 138, n. 227, tav. 21; Göbl 1980, n. 15; RIC X, p. 9; Bendall 1996, n. 5; Campagnolo 2015, p. 120, n. 136; Campagnolo e Weber 2015, n. 410; Morrisson e Tobias 2017, p. 416 (Milano); Guruleva 2018, n. 140.
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