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.)

1.93 cm

1.93 cm

- cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
3.97	-	-	(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

British Museum: Object Type: weight. Museum number: 1982,0506.74. Description: Copper alloy weight; Discoid; struck on the obverse with three frontal imperial busts, the central one smallest, all diademed and wearing paludamenta; in the field above, a T-shaped motif; around the top edge: DDDNNNAAVVVCCC (D[ominorum] N[ostrorum] Aug[ustorum]); reverse: the draped figure of Moneta, standing to left, and holding a cornucopia and a balance; in the field to right, an eight-pointed star; around the edge: E[X]AC SOL SVB V INL IOANNI COM SL (E[x]ag[ium] sol[idi] sub v[iro] inl[ustri] Io[h]anni com[ite] s[acrarum] l[argitionum]); beneath an exergual line: CONS (Cons[tantinopolis]); the inscriptions on both sides rather indistinct; worn and patinated. Cultures/periods: Late Roman: Early Byzantine. Production date: 404. Materials: copper alloy (Leaded bronze). Type series: Entwistle C. Dimensions: Diameter: Diameter: 19.30 millimetres. Weight: Weight: 3.97 grammes. Inscriptions: Inscription type: inscription. Inscription position: obverse. Inscription language: Latin. Inscription transliteration: Dominorum Nostrorum Augustorum. Inscription type: inscription. Inscription position: reverse. Inscription language: Latin. Inscription transliteration: Exagium solidi sub viro Iohanni Comite Sacrarum Largitionum. Inscription type: inscription. Inscription position: reverse. Inscription language: Latin. Inscription transliteration: Constantinopolis. Bibliographic references: Entwistle forthcoming / A Catalogue of the Late Roman and Byzantine Weights and Weighing Equipment in the British Museum (58). Location: Not on display. Condition: Weathered. Subjects: cross classical deity. Associated names: Representation of: Moneta.Acquisition name: Purchased from: A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd. Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Nadia Kapamadji. Acquisition date: 1982. Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory. Registration number: 1982,0506.74.
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. cc. BM, 1982,0506.74: g 3,97; mm 19,3.

No

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

[DDDNNNAAAVVV]GGG

[EXA]CSOL[SVB]VINL      IO[h]ANNICOMSL
CONS

[D(ominorum) N(ostrorum) Au]g(ustorum). || [Exa]g(ium) sol(idi) [sub] v(iro) inl(ustri) Io[h]anni com(ite) s(acrarum) l(argitionum) | Cons(tantinopolis).

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

FROM 403 TO 404

British Museum: proposes a production during the year 404.
Asolati 2022: suggests a chronological range from 403 to 404.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
British Museum (London)	None	1982,0506.74

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Asolati 2022	258–259	8cc	None	None

British Museum: Department of Prehistory and Europe. Entwistle 58. 1982 von A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd erworben. Ehemalige Sammlung Kapamadji.
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.