1951.31.4.1331: Miliaresion of Alexander, Constantinople
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.1331
- People
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Alexander (Emperor), Byzantine (r. 912 - 913)
- Title
- Miliaresion of Alexander, Constantinople
- 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/75047
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 3.03 g
- Die Axis
- 10
- Denomination
- miliaresion
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: IhSYSXRI STYSnICA
- Reverse Inscription: +ALEX | AndROSEn | X•OmegaAYTOCR, | PISTOSEY | SEb,bASI | L,ROM,
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Whittemore, acquired in Bulgaria
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- DOC 3.2, 3 (p. 525)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
- Accession Year
- 1951
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.1331
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Cross potent on base and three steps. At intersection, medallion with bust of Christ bearded. Beneath globus. Three borders of dots.
Rev.: Three borders of dots, the central one decorated with eight globules.
Verification Level
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