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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1340
People
Constantine VII, Byzantine (r. 945 - 959)
Title
Coin of Constantine VII
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
945-959 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75050

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.98 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
miliaresion
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: +COnST'T' | PiORFVROG' | CEROMAnO | eNX• WEVSEb• | b'RWMEOn
  • Reverse Inscription: IhSYSXRI STYSnICA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.2, 21.5 (p. 558)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1340
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Three borders of pellets ornamented with sixteen globules.

Rev.: Cross on base and three steps, with smaller cross at each extremity (cross crosslet) and X at intersection. Beneath steps, globus. Border as on obv.

Verification Level

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