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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1749
People
Manuel I, Byzantine (r. 1143 -1180)
Title
Coin of Manuel I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1164-1167 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/74654

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Billon
Metal
Bi
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.44 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: M(overlined)-P O(overlined and line in center)V
  • Reverse Inscription: AECnOTHC

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 4.1, 12g.1 (p. 312)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1749
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Inscription in upper field. Virgin nimbate, seated upon throne without back; holds beardless nimbate head of Christ on breast.

Rev.: Full-length figure of emperor, bearded, wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in r. hand labarum on long shaft, and in l., globus surmounted by single-barred cross. Labarum shaft has three dots.

Verification Level

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