Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1335: Solidus of Constantine VII 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"Solidus of Constantine VII (Constantine VII) , 1951.31.4.1335,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/75049. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1335 People Constantine VII, Byzantine (r. 945 - 959) Title Solidus of Constantine VII Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 945 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/75049 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.38 g Die Axis 5 Denomination solidus Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: +Ih(backwards)XGammaSREhREI•ILambdaGammaTIhM Reverse Inscription: +COnSTLambdan TlambdaVTCRLambdaThI• State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 3.2, 12 (p. 550) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1335 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.: Bust of Christ Pantocrator facing, bearded, with wide-armed cross nimbus, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand in sling of cloak raised in blessing, l. clasps book to breast. Rev.: Bust of Constantine, with long beard, wearing modified loros of rich design and heavy crown with cross and pendilia. In r. hand, globus with patriarchal cross. In l., akakia. Publication History Alberto D'Andrea, Alain Gennari, Domenico Luciano Moretti, and Andrea Torno Ginnasi, Byzantine Coinage of Constantinople, Edizoni D'Andrea (2024), pp. 322-23, 333, 550, ill. 1106 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
