1951.31.4.1212: Coin of Michael III
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.1212
- People
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Michael III, Byzantine (r. 842 - 867)
- Title
- Coin of Michael III
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 842-856 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
- Period
- Byzantine period, Early
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/75037
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 1.20 g
- Die Axis
- 1
- Denomination
- miliaresion
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Obverse Inscription: +MIXA | HLThetaEO deltaORA | SThetaECLAECTheta' | bASILISRO | MAION (A in first and second lines broken away).
- Reverse Inscription: Ih[SYSXRIS] (broken away) TYSnICA
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- DOC 3.1, 5.9 (p. 465)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
- Accession Year
- 1951
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.1212
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Inscription with triple circle of dots. Coin is broken.
Rev.: Cross potent on base and three steps, within triple circle of dots.
Verification Level
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