Arcadius, Roman Emperor ; Honorius, Roman Emperor ; Johannes, Comes sacrarum largitionum ; Theodosius II, Roman Emperor

Constantinople

1 Nomisma = 1 Solidus

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Struck

Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)

2.00 cm

2.00 cm

- cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
4.49	-	-	(scientific literature)	No	No	Yes

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

Harvard Art Museums / Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore: Identification and Creation: Object Number: 1951.31.4.125. People: Arcadius, Roman (r. 383 - 408 CE), Honorius, Roman (r. 393 - 423 CE), Theodosius II, Roman (r. 402 -450 CE). Title: Solidus weight (exagion) with Busts of Three Emperors and Moneta. Classification: Measuring Devices. Work: Type weight. Date: c. 403 -408 CE. Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace). Period: Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine. Culture: Byzantine. Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/196765. Physical Descriptions: Medium: Bronze. Technique: Struck. Dimensions: 4.05 g. 2 x 2 cm (13/16 x 13/16 in.) State, Edition, Standard Reference Number: Standard Reference Number: Cf. Byzantine Women no. 9, p.51. Acquisition and Rights: Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. Accession Year: 1951. Object Number: 1951.31.4.125. 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: Draped busts of Arcadius, Honorius, and Theodosius II facing with pearl diadems. Cross in field above Honorius. Reverse: Moneta wearing a long tunic and a cloak over the shoulders, standing facing, head turned to l., holding scales in r. hand and cornucopia in l. Star in field to r. CONS in exergue. Publication History : Ioli Kalavrezou, Byzantine Women and Their World, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 51/9a,9b. 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.
Asolati 2022: Exagia solidi imperiali con indicazione esplicita della funzione: Arcadio, Onorio e Teodosio II (Giovanni CSL), 403–404 d.C., exagium solidi. Zecca di Constantinopolis. D/ DDD NNN AAA VVV GGG; tre busti frontali, affiancati, diademati, drappeggiati e corazzati: quello al centro di dimensioni minori; sopra al busto centrale, +. R/ EXAC SOL SVB V INL IOҺANNI COM S L; Moneta/Aequitas/Iustitia stante a s. con bilancia e cornucopia; a d., *; in esergo, CONS. aa. Harvard Art Museums / Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore, 1951.31.4.125: g 4,05; mm 20 × 20.

No

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

DDD[NNNAAAVVVG]GG

[EX]ACSOLSV[B]VINL      IOhANNICOM[SL]
CONS

D(ominorum) [N(ostrorum) Au]g(ustorum). || [Ex]ag(ium) sol(idi) su[b] v(iro) inl(ustri) Iohanni com(ite) [s(acrarum) l(argitionum)] | Cons(tantinopolis).

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

FROM 403 TO 408

Harvard Art Museums / Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore: suggest a production date between 403 and 408, the date of the Arcadius' death.
Asolati 2022: proposes a chronological range from 403 to 404.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge)	None	1951.31.4.125

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Kalavrezou 2003	51		fig. 9	None
Asolati 2022	258–259	8aa	None	None

Arthur M. Sackler Museum. Ehemalige Sammlung Thomas Whittemore.
Asolati 2022: cf. Pembroke 1746, parte 3, tav. 32 (= Pembroke Collection Sale 1848, lotto n. 1446: grs 73 e ⁷⁄₁₀); Tanini 1791, p. 353; Eckhel 1792–1798, VIII, p. 512; Mionnet 1827, II, p. 350; Akerman 1834, II, p. 346; Sabatier 1862, I, p. 97, n. 9; Cohen 1880–1892, VIII, p. 191, n. 8; Babelon 1892, p. 876; Pink 1935, n. 6; Pink 1938, col. 77, n. 8; Dürr 1964, n. 279; Göbl 1978, p. 138, n. 229; Göbl 1980, n. 16; RIC X, p. 8; Bendall 1996, n. 10; Campagnolo 2015, p. 120, n. 137; Campagnolo e Weber 2015, n. 411; Morrisson e Tobias 2017, p. 416; Guruleva 2018, nn. 143–144.