Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1838: Coin of Alexios III 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 III (Alexios III) , 1951.31.4.1838,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/74764. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1838 People Alexios III, Byzantine (r. 1195 - 1203) Title Coin of Alexios III Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1195-1197 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/74764 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.49 g State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 4.1, 1a.3 (p. 404) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1838 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.: Inscription in field. Full-length figure of Christ, bearded and nimbate, standing on dais, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds Gospels in l. hand. Symbol, in the shape of dots from the number five on a die, in each limb of nimbus cross. Jeweled form of dais. Tiny black circle in nimbus cross. Rev.: Inscription. Full-length figure of emperor on l., and of St. Constantine nimbate, holding between them patriarchal cross on long shaft ending in small globule. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds anexikakia in r. hand; saint wear stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and jeweled loros of simplified type. 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
