1951.31.4.2109: Copper Tetarteron of Theodore II, Magnesia
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.2109
- People
-
Theodore II, Byzantine (r. 1254 - 1258)
- Title
- Copper Tetarteron of Theodore II, Magnesia
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 1254-1255 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Magnesia ad Meandron (Ionia)
- Period
- Byzantine period, Middle
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/182765
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Copper
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 0.95 g
- Denomination
- tetarteron
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Obverse Inscription: None
- Reverse Inscription: Unclear
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- DOC 4.2, 13b (p. 526)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
- Accession Year
- 1951
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.2109
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Pellet in lower field, to either side, between petals of lys, only.
Rev.: Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitsion, and chlamys; holds in r. hand labarum on long shaft, and in l., anexikakia.
Verification Level
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