Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1330: Coin of Alexander 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 Alexander (Alexander (Emperor)) , 1951.31.4.1330,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 17, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/75014. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1330 People Alexander (Emperor), Byzantine (r. 912 - 913) Title Coin of Alexander Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 912-913 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/75014 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.32 g Die Axis 6 Denomination solidus Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: +IhSXRSREX REGNAnTIYM Reverse Inscription: +ALEXAnd ROSAVGYSTOSROM' State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 3.2, 2.2 (p. 525) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1330 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.: Christ seated (Type 1c) facing, bearded, on wide lyre-backed throne, wearing tunic and himation, r. hand raised outwards in blessing, book resting on l. knee. Rev.: To l., Alexander standing facing, bearded, wearing crown with cross and loros with fringed end passing over r. arm and ornamented by + (pellets at corners surrounding it, forming a square). In r. hand, gl. cr.; l. hand extended. To r., St. Alexander standing 3/4 facing, bearded, bareheaded and barefooted, wearing tunic and himation. In l. hand, cross; with r. hand places crown on head of Alexander. 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
