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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1175
People
Theophilus, Byzantine (r. 829 - 842)
Title
Solidus of Theophilus, Constantinople
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
830/831-840 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196614

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.36 g
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: *ThetaEOFI LOSbASILETheta
  • Reverse Inscription: +MIXAHL SCOnSTAnTIn'

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.1, 3d.6 (p. 427)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1175
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust facing, bearded, wearing chlamys and crown with cross. In r. hand, patriarchal cross; in l., akakia.

Rev.: Two busts facing, Michael II on l., bearded, Constantine on r., smaller, beardless, each wearing chlamys and crown with cross. Cross in field above.

Verification Level

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