Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1643: 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) , 1951.31.4.1643,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 02, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/74610. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1643 People Alexios I, Byzantine (1081 - 1118) Title Coin of Alexios I Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1087-1092 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/74610 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 4.37 g Denomination trachy Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: IC XC in field (overlined). Reverse Inscription: +LambdaLambdaEIlWDeltaEC POTTUK M State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 4.1, 3.3 (p. 204) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1643 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. Two pellets in each limb of nimbus cross. Rev.: Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitsion, and chlamys; holds in r. hand scepter, the head of which is composed of a leaved cross, 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