Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.2103: Hyperperon of John III, 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"Hyperperon of John III, Nikaia (John III) , 1951.31.4.2103,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/182762. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.2103 People John III, Byzantine (r. 1221-1254) Title Hyperperon of John III, Nikaia Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1232-1254(?) CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Magnesia ad Meandron (Ionia) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/182762 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.38 g Denomination hyperperon Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: IC XC in field (both overlined). Reverse Inscription: IWANNHC[. M-P ThetaV in upper r. field (both overlined). State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 4.2, 4b (p. 483) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.2103 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, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back; r. hand raised in benediction, holds Gospe in l. Pellet to l. and r. above throne. Rev.: Full-length figure of emperor on l., crowned by Virgin nimbate. Emperor wears stemma, divitsion, collar-piece, and paneled loros of simplified type; holds in r. hand labarum on long shaft, and in l., anexikakia. Virgin wears tunic and maphorion. 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
