Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1414: Coin of John I Tzimiskes 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 John I Tzimiskes (John I Tzimiskes) , 1951.31.4.1414,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/74885. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1414 People John I Tzimiskes, Byzantine (r. 969 - 976) Title Coin of John I Tzimiskes Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 969-976 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/74885 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.4 g Die Axis 6 Denomination histamenon Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: +IhSXISREXREGNLambdaNTInM Reverse Inscription: +ThetaEOTOC BOHTheta'IWDeltaESP. To r., MTheta (overlined) State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 3.2, 3.2 (p. 593) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1414 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 Christ Pantocrator (Type VIIIb), bearded, with cross nimbus having 2 pellets in lower arms, 1 in upper, wearing tunic and himation; r. arm raised in blessing in sling of claok, l. clasps book to breast. Rev.: To l., bust of John facing, bearded, wearing modified loros and crown with cross and pendilia, holding in l. hand, plain cross. To r., bust of the Virgin facing, nimbate, wearing mantle and maphorion, touching emperor's crown with her r. hand. Above, Manus Dei. Related Articles A Coin Is Worth a Thousand Words March 20, 2014 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
