Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1655: Coin of Alexios I 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"Coin of Alexios I (Alexios I) , 1951.31.4.1655,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 05, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/74537. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1655 People Alexios I, Byzantine (1081 - 1118) Title Coin of Alexios I Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1081-1087 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/74537 Physical Descriptions Medium Electrum Metal EL Technique Struck Dimensions 3.71 g Denomination tetarteron Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: IC XC in field (both overlined) Reverse Inscription: +LambdaLambdaEXiIWDelta PiOT State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 4.1, 6c.12 (p. 207) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1655 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.: Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, holds Gospels in l. hand. 5-pellet design in each limb of nimbus cross (middle pellet is square). Rev.: Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitsion, and chlamys; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger, and in l., gl. cr. 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