Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.2112: Copper Tetarteron, Anonymous or Uncertain Nicaean Issue, Magnesia 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"Copper Tetarteron, Anonymous or Uncertain Nicaean Issue, Magnesia , 1951.31.4.2112,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/182575. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.2112 Title Copper Tetarteron, Anonymous or Uncertain Nicaean Issue, Magnesia Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1227-1261(?) CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Magnesia ad Meandron (Ionia) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/182575 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 1.58 g Denomination tetarteron Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: Large "B" (backwards). Reverse Inscription: None. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 4.2, 3.4 (p. 538) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.2112 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.: Letter B (backwards) decorated with three pellets each in l. and r. field (in < and > shapes). Rev.: Full-length figure of emperor, seated upon throne with back; wears stemma, divitsion, collar-piece, and jeweled loros of simplified type; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger, and in l., anexikakia. 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
