Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1687: 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) , 1951.31.4.1687,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 14, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/74707. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1687 People Alexios I, Byzantine (1081 - 1118) Title Coin of Alexios I Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1092/1093-1118 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/74707 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 3.83 g Denomination tetarteron Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: IC XC (overlined) in field Reverse Inscription: +LambdaLambdaEZIWDelta PiOT[ State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 4.1, 36.1 (p. 234) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1687 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.: Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated on throne without back; r. hand raised in benedictino, holds Gospels in l. Rev.: Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitsion, jeweled loros of simplified type, and sagion; holds in r. hand labarum on long shaft, 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