Exagium Solidi (408-423 AD)

Exagium Solidi dated 408-423 AD, struck under Emperor Honorius, with Theodosius II. Weight. Constantinople mint. Very Fine condition. DD NN AVCC, diademed and draped facing busts of Honorius and Theodosius respectively; cross between / EXAGIVM SOLIDI, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia; CONS. Bendall, Weights 12 var. (without cross on obverse and star on reverse). Ex. Herakles Numismatics, Inc. Sold from stock in 2009 (USD 1650). 3,87 g. 

Exagia were official issues from the Late Roman period, used by state agents to verify the weight of solidi in circulation. These pieces were produced at imperial mints, most commonly in Rome and Constantinople. The example in question was minted in Constantinople between approximately 395 and 402 AD, during the reign of Honorius in the Western Empire and his brother Arcadius in the East. It was struck after the death of their father, Theodosius I, in 395, but before Arcadius’ son, Theodosius II, became formally associated with the imperial administration.

Protocol no. 5960