Roman Empire. Theodosius I, with Arcadius and Honorius. Exagium Solidi Constantinople mint. Struck circa AD 402-408. EXAGIVM SOLIDI. Extremely rare

Roman Imperial

Theodosius I, with Arcadius and Honorius. AD 379-395.
Æ Exagium Solidi Weight (3,36 gr,19,87 mm) Constantinople mint. Struck circa AD 402-408.
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diademed and draped facing busts of Honorius, Theodosius, and Arcadius respectively
EXAGIVM SOLIDI
Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.
Bendall, Byzantine Weights 8; cf. Göbl, Antike 228-9; RIC X, p. 8

Official solidus weights, based on a standard 'imperial pound', came into being with the law of Julian of AD 363, which established a zygostates - an official weigher of solidi in each city - to restore confidence in the solidus, which had become subject to widespread clipping. Exagium derives from the Latin exigere, "to drive out" - in this case, the underweight solidi, thereby maintaining an acceptable weight standard necessary for the imperial gold coinage to circulate at full value. Many such exagia display holes and/or plugs to bring the exagium to the correct weight, so unmodified exagia are thus a rarity

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