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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1425
People
Basil II, Byzantine (r. 976 - 1025)
Title
Coin of Basil II
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
977-989 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/74902

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.21 g
Denomination
miliaresion
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: EnTOVTWnICAT'bASILEICCWnST' (A's with vertical middle bar instead of horizontal)
  • Reverse Inscription: +bASIL' | CCWnSTAn' | PiORFVROG' | PiISTOIbAS' | RWMAIW' (A's with vertical middle bar instead of horizontal)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.2, 17b.4 (p. 629)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1425
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Cross crosslet with X at intersection, on base, globus, and four steps. In field l., facing bust of Basil, bearded, wearing loros and crown with cross and pendilia. In field r., facing bust of Constantine, beardless, wearing chlamys and crown with cross and pendilia. Triple linear border.

Rev.: Inscription with --+-- above and beneath (+ is pellet surrounded by four pellets at 90 degree angle). Triple linear border.

Verification Level

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