Solidus of Theodosius II, Constantinople
430 - 440 CE
Artists
Description
Obverse: Helmeted bust, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, spear in r. hand held over r. shoulder behind head, on l. arm shield decorated with horseman spearing enemy. Reverse: Constantinople enthroned to l., holding cross on globe and scepter, her l. foot on a prow. Star in field r. Officina (I) at end of legend; CONOB in exergue.
Dimensions
4.48g
Provenance
Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (-2008), by inheritance; to her husband Wellington F. Scott III, (2008-2010), gift; to The Harvard Art Museums, 2010. There is no further information available about where Jane Scott purchased the coin. Byzantine coins, even gold solidi, were struck by the millions and circulated widely in the Byzantine Empire from Spain, Italy to Greece, Bulgaria, the Balkans, Israel, Turkey and Syria.
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