Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1806: Trachy Nomisma of Andronikos 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"Trachy Nomisma of Andronikos I (Andronikos I)(Andronikos II) , 1951.31.4.1806,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/165223. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1806 People Andronikos I, Byzantine (r. 1183 - 1185) Andronikos II, Byzantine (r. 1282-1328) Title Trachy Nomisma of Andronikos I Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1183-1185 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/165223 Physical Descriptions Medium Aspron Metal EL Technique Struck Dimensions 4.2 g Die Axis 6 Denomination trachy State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 4.1, 2a.1 (p. 347) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1806 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 reverse die axis 6 o'clock Standing Virgin orant with clipeate bust of Christ child on her breast Greek Inscription: clockwise from lower left, obverse to reverse (God-Bearer, help the ruler Andronikos); obverse, left and right (Mother of God); reverse, left and right of Christ (Jesus Christ) Publication History Alfred R. Bellinger, ed., Catalogue of Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection (Washington, D.C, 1992), vol. 4, part 1, 347, cat.2a.1 Ioli Kalavrezou, Byzantine Women and Their World, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 130/figs. 61a, 61b Exhibition History Byzantine Women and Their World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/25/2002 - 04/28/2003 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
