Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1585: Histamenon of the Augusta Theodora Makrembolitissa 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"Histamenon of the Augusta Theodora Makrembolitissa (Augusta Theodora) , 1951.31.4.1585,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/169499. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1585 People Augusta Theodora, Byzantine (r. 830 - 856) Title Histamenon of the Augusta Theodora Makrembolitissa Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1055-1056 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/169499 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.45 g Die Axis 6 Denomination histameron Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: IhIXIIDCX RCSNLambdaNTIhM Reverse Inscription: +ThetaEODeltaWILambda LambdaVGammaOVCTLambda State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 3.2, 1a.3 (p. 751) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1585 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 standing on square souppedion (Type IVb) facing, bearded, with cross nimbus with pellets, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, l. holds book, with 5-pellet design on cover, by lower edge. Double border of dots. Rev.: To l., Theodora standing, facing, wearing crown with pinnacles and pendilia, divitsion, and loros with collar-piece and shield-like ornament; r. hand on breast. To r., the Virgin standing, facing, nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion and holding l. hand up before body. To l. of her head, M, to r., Theta (both overlined). Between them they hold labarum with patterning on shaft, with pellet below. Double border of dots. Exhibition History 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/25/2015 - 01/03/2016; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/28/2023 - 05/07/2023 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
