Solidus of Arcadius, struck for his wife Eudoxia, Constantinople

Artists

Description

Obv.: Bust of Eudoxia, wearing pearl diadem without jewel at front, draped, wearing necklace and ear-rings, crowned by the hand of god, Rev.: Victory seated on cuirass to r., supporting on her left knee a shield on a column inscribed X P in single line; shield behind cuirass.

Dimensions

4.47g

Provenance

[Muenzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, FPL 508, March 1988 lot 41], sold; to Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (1988-2008), by inheritance; to her husband Wellington F. Scott III, (2008-2010), gift; to The Harvard Art Museums, 2010.