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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1200
People
Theophilus, Byzantine (r. 829 - 842)
Title
Coin of Theophilus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
829-c. 830 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Sicily
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/74974

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.79 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
semissis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: *ThetaEO LILOSbA (First L has middle stem of E)
  • Reverse Inscription: ThetaEO LILOSbA (First L has middle stem of E)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.1, 19.2 (p. 440)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1200
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust facing, bearded, wearing chlamys and crown with cross on triangle, holding in r. hand gl. cr. Elongated face.

Rev.: Similar bust to obv., but wearing loros and holding in r. hand gl. cr. Elongated face.

Verification Level

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