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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1642
People
Nikephoros III, Byzantine (r. 1078 - 1081)
Title
Coin of Nikephoros III
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1078-1081 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/74609

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.73 g
Die Axis
4
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: No inscr. In field above stars, IC and XC (both overlined).
  • Reverse Inscription: In angles of cross, C Phi N Delta.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.2, 9.17 (p. 832)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1642
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Three-quarter-length figure of Christ Antiphonetes (Type IVc) facing, bearded, with cross nimbus having pellet in each arm, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand raised in blessing in front of body, l. holds book, with 5-pellet design on cover, from beneath. In field, two stars above which IC and XC. Single border of dots.

Rev.: Cross of equal arms ending in globules. In the center, circle within which star of eight rays. Single border of dots.

Verification Level

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