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Solidus of Constantius II, Constantinople

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Obv.: Bust of Constantius II, draped and cuirassed to r., wearing a rosette diadem. Rev.: FELICITAS REI PVBLICE around the border and within wreath; VOT XV MVLT XX
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics 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 thousands 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 Constantius II, Constantinople
Description:
Obv.
: Bust of Constantius II, draped and cuirassed to r.
, wearing a rosette diadem.
Rev.
: FELICITAS REI PVBLICE around the border and within wreath; VOT XV MVLT XX.

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