Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1667: 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) , 1951.31.4.1667,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 05, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/74614. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1667 People Alexios I, Byzantine (1081 - 1118) Title Coin of Alexios I Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1081-1087 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thessalonica (Macedonia) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/74614 Physical Descriptions Medium Electrum Metal EL Technique Struck Dimensions 2.85 g Denomination tetarteron Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: M-P ThetaV in field (overlined) Reverse Inscription: LambdaLambdaEZIW DeltaECPT (Z is backwards) State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 4.1, 8.7 (p. 209) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1667 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 Virgin nimbate, orans, wearing tunic and maphorionl; beardless, nimbate bust of Christ on breast. Rev.: Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitsion, and chlamys, holds in r. hand jeweled scepter, 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