1951.31.4.2116: Trachy of Theodore Komnenos-Doukas of Epeiros

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1951.31.4.2116

People

Theodore Komnenos-Doukas, Greek (r. 1215 - 1230)

Title

Trachy of Theodore Komnenos-Doukas of Epeiros

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

1224-1225(?) CE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thessalonica (Macedonia)

Period

Byzantine period, Middle

Culture

Byzantine

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/182478

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Billon

Metal

Bi

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.59 g

Denomination

trachy

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: IC XC (both overlined) OE NU (U is upside-down infinite) MM HLambda (M's are joined) A
• Reverse Inscription: ThetaE[ ] OAGammaICDeltaIMTI

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

DOC 4.2, 4.1 (p. 553)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore

Accession Year

1951

Object Number

1951.31.4.2116

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Bust of Christ Emmanuel, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds scroll in l. hand, X with 4 pellets in gaps and in 1 at intersection in each limb of nimbus cross.

Rev.: Full-length figure of emperor on l., and of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate, holding between them cross-within circle, surmounting triangular decoration on long shaft. Emperor wears stemma, divitsion, and chlamys. Saint wears short military tunic, breastplate and sagion; holds sword in l. hand, resting over shoulder.

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