Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1415: Tetarteron of John I Tzimiskes, Constantinople 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"Tetarteron of John I Tzimiskes, Constantinople (John I Tzimiskes) , 1951.31.4.1415,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 27, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/74886. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1415 People John I Tzimiskes, Byzantine (r. 969 - 976) Title Tetarteron of John I Tzimiskes, Constantinople 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/74886 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.16 g Die Axis 4 Denomination tetarteron 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, 4b (p. 594) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1415 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, globus with trefoil. In upper field center, large cross. To r., bust of the Virgin facing, nimbate, wearing mantle and maphorion, touching emperor's crown with her r. hand. Above, Manus Dei. 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
