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Follis - 1⁄288 Second Solidus Nomisma
Byzantine Empire
(Nikephoros III Botaneiates)
Christ bust - nimbus cruciger - pallium - colobium - benediction - gospels
IC-XC
Latin cross with X
globule - two pellets
1078-1081
The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium
gold
Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken
The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period
gold
Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken
From the Collections of Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. Photo: Brittany DeMone.
Gold Solidus, 582-602, Constantinople, Byzantine
Angel/ Tiberius
NG.1990.4.44
From the Collections of Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. Photo: Brittany DeMone.
Gold Solidus, 602-610, Constantinople, Byzantine
Angel/ Phocas
NG.1990.4.50
From the Collections of Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. Photo: Brittany DeMone.
Gold Solidus, 578-582, Constantinople, Byzantine
Cross/ Tiberius II
NG.1990.4.42
From the Collections of Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. Photo: Brittany DeMone.
Gold solidus, 638-641, Constantinople, Byzantine
Three figures/ Cross
NG.1990.4.75
From the Collections of Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. Photo: Brittany DeMone.
Gold solidus, 638-641, Constantinople, Byzantine
Three figures/ Cross
NG.1990.4.77
From the Collections of Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. Photo: Brittany DeMone.
Gold solidus, 641-654, Constantinople, Byzantine
Constans II/ Cross
NG.1990.4.80
From the Collections of Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. Photo: Brittany DeMone.
Gold solidus, 681-685, Constantinople, Byzantine
Constantine/ Heraclius and Tiberius
NG.1990.4.90
From the Collections of Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. Photo: Brittany DeMone.
Gold Solidus, 582-602, Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, Byzantine
Angel/ Maurice Tiberius
NG.1990.4.47
From the Collections of Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. Photo: Brittany DeMone.
Gold Solidus, 527-565, Constantinople, Byzantine
Angel/Emperor Justin I
NG.1990.4.26
Byzantine Gold Coins The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium
gold
Diameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
The Norweb Collection
The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The solidus is the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium
gold
Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken
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From the Collections of Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. Photo: Brittany DeMone.
Gold solidus, 613-638, Carthage, North Africa, Byzantine
Heraclius and Constantine/ Cross
NG.1990.4.73
The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The <em>solidus </em>is the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the <em>tremissis</em>, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the <em>nomisma</em>, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium
gold
Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken
Byzantine Gold Coins The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period
gold
Diameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken
Constantine I, 307 – 337.
Solidus, Treveri 313-315, AV 4.46 g. CONSTANTI – NVS P F AVG Laureate head r. Rev. VICTOR OMNI – VM GENTIVM Emperor in military attire, standing l., holding standard and shield; in l. field, two suppliants and behind, captive seated l. In exergue, PTR. C 574. Alföldi 655. RIC 27. Depeyrot 37/7. Extremely rare. A lovely portrait and an interesting reverse type, minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine / extremely fine.
Provenance:
- Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 1908, O'Hagan, 761 sales.
- From the Henri Hoffmann and the Pierre Bastien collections.
NUMISMATICA ARS CLASSICA, NAC AG, Auction 111, lot 221.
The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period
gold
Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken
The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium
gold
Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken
From the Collections of Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. Photo: Brittany DeMone.
Gold solidus, 654-668, Constantinople, Byzantine
Constans II and Constantine/ Cross
NG.1990.4.85
Byzantine Gold Coins The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium
gold
Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
The Norweb Collection
The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The <em>solidus </em>is the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the <em>tremissis</em>, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the <em>nomisma</em>, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium
gold
Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken
The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium, Constantinople
gold
Diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken
Obverse: Bust of Constantius Gallus right, draped and wearing cuirass. DNCONSTANTI VSNOBCAES Reverse: Roma and Constantinopolis enthroned, the former facing, the latter turned to the left. Between them they support an inscribed wreath. Roma holds spear in right hand, Constantinopolis a scepter in left hand. GLORIA REI PVBLICAE VOT / V. / MVLT / X (on tablet) TES (between two stars in exergue)
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Provenance
By 1935: U.S. Private Collection; April 4, 1935: Anonymous gift to MFA in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Roman, Imperial Period, A.D. 350–355
Mint
Thessalonica
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 4.37 gm. Die Axis: 11
Accession Number
35.297
Medium or Technique
Gold
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The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The solidus is the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period
gold
Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Did you know...
This side of the coin shows the image of an angel holding a jeweled cross and orb.
Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken
Byzantine Gold Coins The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium
gold
Diameter: 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.)
The Norweb Collection
Byzantine Gold Coins The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium
gold
Diameter: 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.)
The Norweb Collection
Byzantine Gold Coins The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The coins shown here include the solidus, the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the tremissis, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the nomisma, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period
gold
Diameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken
The vast number of surviving Byzantine coins attests to the level of trade across the empire. Controlled and supervised by the emperor, the producers of coins took care to represent his authority and reflect his stature. Talented artists were recruited to engrave the dies (molds) used for the striking of coins. Emperors increasingly came to include their heirs and co-emperors on their coinage, as well as other family members or even earlier rulers. Coins were recognized, then as now, as small, portable works of art. With their inscriptions and images, Byzantine coins provide valuable documentation of historical events and a record of the physical appearance of the emperors. The <em>solidus </em>is the basic gold coin of 24 karats; the <em>tremissis</em>, a gold coin of one-third the weight and value of the solidus; and the <em>nomisma</em>, which in the 10th century replaced the solidus as the standard gold coin.
Byzantium
gold
Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken
From the Collections of Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. Photo: Brittany DeMone.
Gold solidus, 654-668, Constantinople, Byzantine
Constans II and Constantine/ Cross
NG.1990.4.85
From the Collections of Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. Photo: Brittany DeMone.
Gold solidus, 641-654, Constantinople, Byzantine
Constans II/ Cross
NG.1990.4.80
From the Collections of Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. Photo: Brittany DeMone.
Gold solidus, 641-654, Constantinople, Byzantine
Constans II/ Cross
NG.1990.4.80