per gli amanti dell'oro e dei medaglioni

[Poemenius]

mi pare non se ne sia mai parlato su lamoneta ....

 the Kyrenia Girdle

pubblicata da Ph. Grierson nel 1955

 

un "riassunto" presente su CNG fa il quadro in modo veloce e chiaro

The production of joint reign solidi must have been planned and probably implemented in advance, and attests to the importance attached to such coinage. This is hinted at in a publication concerning the first recovered example of this coinage (P. Grierson, "The Kyrenia Girdle of Byzantine Medallions and Solidi", in NumChron (1955), pp. 54-70). A massive gold belt was discovered in Cyprus in 1902, ornamented with four six-solidi consular medallions of Maurice Tiberius (dated to 582 AD) and thirteen solidi—an IMP XXXXII of Theodosius II, three Justin I and Justinian I joint reign, the Justin II and Tiberius, and eight consular solidi of Maurice. Grierson notes the rarity of the solidi, but does not emphasize the theme linking them. Theodosius' solidi mark his 42nd year as ruler, equal to the reign of Augustus; the joint reign solidi denote dynastic continuity; and the consular solidi of Maurice record the preservation of an ancient traditional office. All the solidi promote the theme of imperial and dynastic continuity, and it is tempting to see the belt as associated with celebrations surrounding the birth of Theodosius, son of Maurice, in 583 AD, the first prince "born to the purple" since Theodosius II. (There is also the possibility that one or both of the consular issues are connected to Maurice's second consulship in 602 AD. At that time, the celebrations would have been for the marriage of Theodosius [see lot 806 above].) The belt, embellished with one-half pound of coined gold plus one solidus (maybe some pieces were a little light?) must have been a donativa presented to a high ranking official, maybe even a member of the imperial family. The pieces were selected not for their rarity, but for their propaganda value. The joint reign solidi of Justin II and Tiberius were struck for the same reason—a tangible reminder of the solidity of the imperial succession.

 

la foto è ottima e potete ingrandirla moltissimo

[Poemenius]

se serve una traduzione del significato e della scelta delle singole monete, ditelo, perché merita davvero

[Guest simo88]

Ciao, in che museo si trova la cintura? Non hai anche le foto dell'altro lato delle monete? Interessante grazie. 

[Poemenius]

ci sono anche "additional pictures"

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464030