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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1221
People
Basil I, Byzantine (r. 867 - 868)
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
  • 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
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Descriptions

Description
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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