Harvard Art Museums > 2011.1.19: Histamenon of Romanus III, Constantinople 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"Histamenon of Romanus III, Constantinople (Romanos III) , 2011.1.19,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/336402. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2011.1.19 People Romanos III, Byzantine (r. 1028 - 1034) Title Histamenon of Romanus III, Constantinople Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1028 - 1034 Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/336402 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.40g Die Axis 6 Denomination histamenon Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: +IeS XI REX REGNANTIuM Provenance Recorded Ownership History Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (by 2008), by inheritance; to her husband Wellington F. Scott III, (2008-2010), gift; to The Harvard Art Museums, 2010. There is no further information available about where Jane Scott purchased the coin. Byzantine coins, even gold solidi, were struck by the millions and circulated widely in the Byzantine Empire from Spain, Italy to Greece, Bulgaria, the Balkans, Israel, Turkey and Syria. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC III 2, 1d p.717 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott III in memory of Jane Ayer Scott Accession Year 2011 Object Number 2011.1.19 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 seated on square-backed throne (Type IIa) facing, bearded, with cross nimbus, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand raised in blessing in cloak; l. hand holds book by upper edge on knee. Rev.: To l. emperor Romanos standing facing, wearing modified loros with four pellets at the end, and crown with cross and pendilia, holding right hand to breast and globe cruciger in l. To r. Virgin , standing facing, nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion, crowning emperor with r. and holding l. hand on breast. Between heads M and Theta Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
