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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1615
People
Romanos IV, Byzantine (r. 1068 - 1071)
Title
Coin of Romanos IV
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1068-1071 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/74588

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
0.72 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: No inscr. To l., M (overlined) over ThetaK (overlined). To r., Theta (overlined) over RTheta (Overlined).
  • Reverse Inscription: PWM

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.2, 7.4 (p. 795)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1615
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of the Virgin, facing, nimbate, orans, wearing tunic and maphorion. Triple linear border.

Rev.: Bust of Romanus facing, bearded, wearing modified loros and crown with cross and pendilia. In r. hand, patriarchal cross; in l., gl. cr. Triple linear border ornamented with four Delta's.

Verification Level

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