Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1673: Coin of Alexios I Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Coin of Alexios I (Alexios I) , 1951.31.4.1673,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/146364. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1673 People Alexios I, Byzantine (1081 - 1118) Title Coin of Alexios I Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1092/1093-1118 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thessalonica (Macedonia) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/146364 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.36 g Denomination hyperperon Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: +KERO HThetaEI. IC XC in upper field (both overlined). Reverse Inscription: L (L=Lambda) LC TW (L=Lambda) ZI KO (Z is backwards) W MN (MN are joined) DCC N PiO W T State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 4.1, 20h.3 (p. 220) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1673 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back; r. hand raised in benediction, holds Gospels in l. Rev.: Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitsion, and chlamys; holds in r. hand labarum-headed scepter, and in l., gl. cr.. Manus Dei in upper r. field. Collar has four jewels. Exhibition History Bringing the Holy Land Home: The Crusades, Chertsey Abbey, and the Reconstruction of a Medieval Masterpiece, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, 01/26/2023 - 04/06/2023 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
