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Solidus with Licinia Eudoxia
Byzantine
Reign of Valentinian III
439 A.D
Mint: Ravenna
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Weight: 4.43 gm
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number2017.850
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionCoin was minted to commemorate Licinia Eudoxia, wife of Valentinian III (Emperor of the Roman West) and daughter of Theodosius II (Emperor of the Roman East), was named Augusta (empress). This is a rare coin because it has a woman represented twice: on the front as a bust and on the reverse (photo) as enthroned holding orb and scepter--a visual prototype for the enthroned Virgin Mary.
Obverse: frontal, bust portrait of Licinia Eudoxia, radiate crown, pearl necklace; legend: LICINIA EVD – OXIA P F AVG
Reverse: Licinia Eudoxia enthroned, holding orb and scepter; legend: SALVS RE – I PVBLICA, in field, R – V. In exergue, COMOB
Obverse: frontal, bust portrait of Licinia Eudoxia, radiate crown, pearl necklace; legend: LICINIA EVD – OXIA P F AVG
Reverse: Licinia Eudoxia enthroned, holding orb and scepter; legend: SALVS RE – I PVBLICA, in field, R – V. In exergue, COMOB
Marks
ProvenanceJanuary 16, 1924, anonymous (Marchese B. L. and another distinguished collector) sale, Galleria Aldo Jandolo through P. and P. Santamaria, Rome, lot 669, probably to Henry Platt Hall (b. 1863 – d. 1949), Oldham, England; November 17, 1950, posthumous Platt Hall sale, part II, Glendining, London, lot 2095. May 8-9, 1979, anonymous sale (auction 22), Bank Leu, Zurich, lot 409. March 21, 2007, anonymous sale (auction 38), Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, lot 296, to a private collector; May 29, 2017, anonymous (private collector) sale (auction 100), Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, lot 725, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 2017)