Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.2105: Trachy of John III Vatatzes, Nikaia 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 of John III Vatatzes, Nikaia (John III) , 1951.31.4.2105,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/182510. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.2105 People John III, Byzantine (r. 1221-1254) Title Trachy of John III Vatatzes, Nikaia Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1221-1254 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Magnesia ad Meandron (Ionia) Period Byzantine period, Late Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/182510 Physical Descriptions Medium Billon Metal Bi Technique Struck Dimensions 4.46 g Denomination trachy Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: IC XC (both are overlined) OE NU (N is backwards, U=upside-down infinite sign) MM HLambda (M is very stylized) Lambda Reverse Inscription: ]W (overlined) ODelta DeltaE State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 4.2, 39.1 (p. 501) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.2105 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.: Bust of Christ Emmanuel, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds scroll in l. hand. 5-pellet design in each limb of nimbus cross. Rev.: Full-length figure of emperor on l., and of St. Constantine, bearded, holding between them patriarchal cross at the base of which are three steps. Emperor wears stemma, divitsion, jeweled loros of simplified type, and sagion; holds labarum-headed scepter in r. hand. Saint similarly dressed, holds scepter cruciger in l. hand. 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
