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Solidus of Marcian, Constantinople
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Obverse: Helmeted bust, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, spear in r. hand held over r. shoulder behind head, on l. arm shield decorated with horseman spearing down enemy.
Reverse: Victory standing to l., supporting long jewelled cross; star in r. field. Officina (Z) at end of legend; CONOB in exergue.
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 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 Marcian, Constantinople
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 down enemy.
Reverse: Victory standing to l.
, supporting long jewelled cross; star in r.
field.
Officina (Z) at end of legend; CONOB in exergue.
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