Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1223: Coin of Basil I 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"Coin of Basil I (Basil I) , 1951.31.4.1223,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 27, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/74982. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1223 People Basil I, Byzantine (r. 867 - 886) Title Coin of Basil I Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 868-870 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/74982 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 7.08 g Die Axis 6 Denomination follis Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: +bASIL' SCOnStbASIL' Reverse Inscription: +bASIL(I)O SCOnStAn tInOSEnOO (with line inside first O and over both O's) bASILEISR OMAIOn; Overstruck on follis of Theophilus; [O (with line inside)] EO visible State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 3.2, 9a.2 (p. 494) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1223 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.: Inscription. Two figures seated on double throne, facing, Basil to l., bearded, Constantine to r., smaller, beardless, each wearing modified loros and crown with cross, holding between them labarum ornamented with X and streamers. Rev.: Inscription. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
