2011.1.1

Object Title
Solidus of Constantius II
Measurements
4.55g
Creation Date
337-340
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott, III, in memory of Jane Ayer
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/336384
Provenance Information
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.
Exhibition Information
No information available
Publication Information
No information available
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Byzantine coins were issued in very large numbers and widely circulated beyond the place where they were struck. In the past this common coinage tended to be inadequately illustrated in sales catalogues, making it difficult to trace a particular specimen.

2011.1.2

Object Title
Solidus of Julian Caesar, Antioch
Measurements
4.44g
Creation Date
355-361
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott, III, in memory of Jane Ayer
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/336385
Provenance Information
[CNA (Classical Numismatic Auctions) XVIII, Dec. 3, 1991 lot 872], sold; to Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (1991-2008), by inheritance; to her husband Wellington F. Scott III, (2008-2010), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2010.
Exhibition Information
No information available
Publication Information
CNA (Classical Numismatic Auctions) XVIII, Dec. 3, lot 872, Quarryville, PA and London, 1991.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Byzantine coins were issued in very large numbers and widely circulated beyond the place where they were struck. In the past this common coinage tended to be inadequately illustrated in sales catalogues, making it difficult to trace a particular specimen.

2011.1.3

Object Title
Solidus of Marcian
Measurements
4.46g
Creation Date
450
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott, III, in memory of Jane Ayer
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/336386
Provenance Information
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.
Exhibition Information
No information available
Publication Information
No information available
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Byzantine coins were issued in very large numbers and widely circulated beyond the place where they were struck. In the past this common coinage tended to be inadequately illustrated in sales catalogue, making it difficult to trace a particular specimen.

2011.1.4

Object Title
Solidus of Honorius
Measurements
4.48g
Creation Date
408-423
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott, III, in memory of Jane Ayer
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/336387
Provenance Information
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.
Exhibition Information
No information available
Publication Information
No information available
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Byzantine coins were issued in very large numbers and widely circulated beyond the place where they were struck. In the past, this common coinage tended to be inadequately illustrated in sales catalogues, making it difficult to trace a particular specimen.

2011.1.5

Object Title
Solidus of Theodosius II
Measurements
4.2g
Creation Date
441
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott, III, in memory of Jane Ayer
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/336388
Provenance Information
[Muenzen und Medallien AG, Basel, FPL 560, November/December 1992, lot 133], sold; to Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (1992-2008), by inheritance; to her husband Wellington F. Scott III, (2008-2010), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2010.
Exhibition Information
No information available
Publication Information
Muenzen und Medallien AG, FPL 560, November/December, lot 133, Basel, 1992
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Byzantine coins were issued in very large numbers and widely circulated beyond the place where they were struck. In the past this common coinage tended to be inadequately illustrated in sales catalogues, making it difficult to trace a particular specimen.

2011.1.6

Object Title
Solidus of Theodosius II
Measurements
4.48g
Creation Date
430-440
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott, III, in memory of Jane Ayer
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/336389
Provenance Information
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.
Exhibition Information
No information available
Publication Information
No information available
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Byzantine coins were issued in very large numbers and widely circulated beyond the place where they were struck. In the past this common coinage tended to be inadequately illustrated in sales catalogues, making it difficult to trace a particular specimen.

2011.1.7

Object Title
Solidus of Eudoxia
Measurements
4.47g
Creation Date
402-403
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott, III, in memory of Jane Ayer
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/336390
Provenance Information
[Muenzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, FPL 508, March 1988, lot 4], 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.
Exhibition Information
No information available
Publication Information
Muenzen und Medaillen AG, FPL, March 508, lot 4, Basel, 1988.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Byzantine coins were issued in very large numbers and widely circulated beyond the place where they were struck. In the past this common coinage tended to be inadequately illustrated in sales catalogues, making it difficult to trace a particular specimen.

2011.1.8

Object Title
Solidus of Anastasius I
Measurements
4.47g
Creation Date
498
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott, III, in memory of Jane Ayer
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/336391
Provenance Information
[NFA (Numismatic Fine Art) October 12, 1988 lot 1099], 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.
Exhibition Information
No information available
Publication Information
NFA (Numismatic Fine Art) October 12, 1988, lot 1099, Beverly Hills, CA, 1988.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Byzantine coins were issued in very large numbers and widely circulated beyond the place where they were struck. In the past this common coinage tended to be inadequately illustrated in sales catalogues, making it difficult to trace a particular specimen.

2011.1.9

Object Title
Solidus of Maurice Tiberius
Measurements
4.46g
Creation Date
582-602
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott, III, in memory of Jane Ayer
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/336392
Provenance Information
[Muenzen und Medaillen, AG, Basel, FPL 541, March 1991, no. 37], sold; to Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (1991-2008), by inheritance; to her husband WEllington F. Scott III, (2008-2010), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2010.
Exhibition Information
No information available
Publication Information
Muenzen und Medaillen, AG, FPL, 541, no. 37, Basel, March 1991.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Byzantine coins were issued in very large numbers and widely circulated beyond the place where they were struck. In the past this common coinage tended to be inadequately illustrated in sales catalogues, making it difficult to trace a particular specimen.

2011.1.10

Object Title
Solidus of Maurice Tiberius
Measurements
4.45g
Creation Date
583
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott, III, in memory of Jane Ayer
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/336393
Provenance Information
[Muenzen und Medaillen, AG, Basel FPL 518, February 1989, no. 38], sold; to Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (1989-2008), by inheritance; to her husband Wellington F. Scott III, (2008-2010), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2010.
Exhibition Information
No information available
Publication Information
Muenzen und Medaillen, AG, FPL, 518, no. 38, Basel, February 1989.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Byzantine coins were issued in very large numbers and widely circulated beyond the place where they were struck. In the past this common coinage tended to be inadequately illustrated in sales catalogues, making it difficult to trace a particular specimen.
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