2011.1.11

Object Title
Solidus of Maurice Tiberius
Measurements
4.38g
Creation Date
583-601
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/336394
Provenance Information
[Muenzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, February, 1986], sold; to Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (1986-2008), 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.

2011.1.12

Object Title
Solidus of Heraclius
Measurements
4.43g
Creation Date
610-613
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/336395
Provenance Information
[Muenzen und Medaillen AG, Basel], sold; to 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.

2011.1.13

Object Title
Solidus of Constans II
Measurements
4.48g
Creation Date
654-659
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/336397
Provenance Information
[Bank Leu, Zurich], sold; to 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.

2011.1.14

Object Title
Solidus of Constans II
Measurements
4.48g
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/336397
Provenance Information
[Bank Leu, Zurich], sold; to 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.

2011.1.15

Object Title
Solidus of Constantine IV
Measurements
4.28g
Creation Date
681-685
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/336398
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.

2011.1.16

Object Title
Solidus of Tiberius III
Measurements
4.31g
Creation Date
698-705
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott, III, in memory of Jane Ayer Scott
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/336399
Provenance Information
[Muenzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, FPL 541, March 1991 no. 45], 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. 45, 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.

2011.1.18

Object Title
Histamenon of Romanus III
Measurements
4.47g
Creation Date
1028-1034
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/336401
Provenance Information
[Muenzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, FPL, 537, October 1990 no. 30], sold; to Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (1990-2008), 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, 537, no. 30, Basel, October 1990.
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.

2011.1.19

Object Title
Histamenon of Romanus III
Measurements
4.48g
Creation Date
1028-1034
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/336402
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.

2011.1.21

Object Title
Coin of Sardis, Lydia
Measurements
6.82g
Creation Date
300-200
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/336404
Provenance Information
[Colosseum Coin Exchange, Inc., Hazlet, NJ], sold; to 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
These common Roman provincial coins were struck in large quantities under the Roman Empire and circulated all over Asia Minor. They tend to be inadequately illustrated in sales catalogues making it difficult to trace a particular specimen.

2012.1.120

Object Title
Replica of Mount Argaeus
Measurements
5 cm
Creation Date
1st - 5th centuries
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Frank J. Kovacs
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/192079
Provenance Information
Mr. Frank L. Kovacs III, San Mateo, CA (by 1988), gift; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1988-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.
Exhibition Information
No information available
Publication Information
No information available
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This work was donated to Harvard University in 1988. Ownership has been transferred to the Harvard Art Museums for proper care and safety and to increase access by students and the public.
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