Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1241: Follis of Basil I, Constantinople 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"Follis of Basil I, Constantinople (Basil I) , 1951.31.4.1241,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 27, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/75024. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1241 People Basil I, Byzantine (r. 867 - 886) Title Follis of Basil I, Constantinople Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 870-879 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/75024 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 7.63 g Die Axis 6 Denomination follis Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: +LEOnbASIL COnSTAYGG' Reverse Inscription: +bASIL | COnSTAn | TSLEOnEn | ThetaObASILS | ROMEOn State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 3.2, 11.6 (p. 499) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1241 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.: Three half-figures facing, Basil in center, bearded, wearing modified loros and crown with cross, raising l. hand in front; Leo and Constantine to l. and r., respetively, smaller, beardless, wearing chlamys fastened at l. shoulder, and crown with cross. Rev.: * beneath inscription. Exhibition History 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/25/2015 - 01/03/2016 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
