1951.31.4.1589: Histamenon of Isaac I, Constantinople

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1951.31.4.1589

People

Isaac I, Byzantine (r. 1057 - 1059)

Title

Histamenon of Isaac I, Constantinople

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

1057 - 1059 CE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)

Period

Byzantine period, Middle

Culture

Byzantine

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/74581

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.38 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

histamenon

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: +IhSXISnCX RCNANTIhM (first h backwards)
• Reverse Inscription: +ICLambdaLambdaKIOC RLambdaCILambdaEVCPPsiM

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

DOC 3.2, 1.4 (p. 761)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore

Accession Year

1951

Object Number

1951.31.4.1589

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Christ seated on backless throne (Type III) facing, bearded, with cross and nimbus, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand raised to side in blessing, l. holds Gospel book with ornament on cover, by spine on knee. Double border of dots. Concave.

Rev.: Emperor standing, facing, bearded, wearing scaled armor, cloak, and crown with cross and pendilia, holds labarum in r. hand, l. hand on hilt of sheathed sword, resting with point on the ground. Double border of dots.

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