Advanced Search
Tremissis of Zeno, struck at Constantinople
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 476–491
Mint: Constantinople
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 1.48 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
The Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession Number2004.1251
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped, diademed bust of Zeno to right.
DNZENO PERPAVG
Reverse: Victory advancing to front, holding wreath and cross on globe; star in left field. In exergue: CONOB
VICTORIA AVGTSORVM
Second reign, third issue.
DNZENO PERPAVG
Reverse: Victory advancing to front, holding wreath and cross on globe; star in left field. In exergue: CONOB
VICTORIA AVGTSORVM
Second reign, third issue.
ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.