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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1622
People
Michael VII, Byzantine (r. 1071-1078)
Title
Coin of Michael VII
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1071-1078 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/74553

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.4 g
Denomination
histamenon
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: No inscr.
  • Reverse Inscription: +MIX AHLambda RACILambdaODelta

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.2, 2c.2 (p. 805)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1622
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Christ (Type Vf) facing, with long pointed bard and cross nimbus with 5-pellet design (though middle pellet is a square) in arms, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand raised before breast in blessing, l. holds book, with 9-pellet square, from beneath. Double border of dots.

Rev.: Bust facing, bearded, wearing modified loros with collar-piece and crown with cross and pendilia. In r. hand, labarum-headed scepter decorated with 5-pellet design; in l., gl. cr. with solid cross. Double border of dots.

Verification Level

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