Coin of Alexios I | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.1677
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/74799

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Billon

Metal

Bi

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

2.76 g

Denomination

trachy

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: IC XC in upper field (overlined)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 4.1, 25a or b ???

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.1677
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Christ, bearded, and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, and seated upon throne with back; holds Gospels in l. hand.

Rev.: Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitsion, and chlamys; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger, and in l., gl. cr.

Verification Level

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