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Solidus of Constantine IV, Constantinople
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Obv.: Bust of Constantine IV, three quarter facing, wearing cuirass and helmet with plume and diadem whose ties show to l.; in r. hand, spear held behind head; on l. shoulder shield decorated with horseman spearing enemy.
Rev. Cross potent on base and three steps.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Jane Ayer Scott Newton MA (by 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.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Wellington F. Scott III in memory of Jane Ayer Scott
Title: Solidus of Constantine IV, Constantinople
Description:
Obv.
: Bust of Constantine IV, three quarter facing, wearing cuirass and helmet with plume and diadem whose ties show to l.
; in r.
hand, spear held behind head; on l.
shoulder shield decorated with horseman spearing enemy.
Rev.
Cross potent on base and three steps.
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