1951.31.4.1221: Coin of Basil I
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.1221
- People
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Basil I, Byzantine (r. 867 - 886)
- Title
- Coin of Basil I
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 868-879 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
- Period
- Byzantine period, Middle
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/74948
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 2.17 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- miliaresion
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: +bASI | LIOSCE | COnSTAn | TInsPISTV | bASILIS | ROMEOs
- Reverse Inscription: IhSYSXRI STYSnICA
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- DOC 3.2, 7.20 (p. 492)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
- Accession Year
- 1951
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.1221
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Inscription within triple circle of dots. Four pellets on inner circle, one each above, below, and on either side.
Rev.: Cross potent on base and three steps, with globus beneath, all within triple circle of dots.
Verification Level
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