Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1588: Histamenon of Michael VI 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"Histamenon of Michael VI (Michael VI) , 1951.31.4.1588,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 05, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/75179. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1588 People Michael VI, Byzantine (r. 1056 - 1057) Title Histamenon of Michael VI Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1056-1057 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/75179 Physical Descriptions Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.00 g Denomination tetarteron Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: No inscr. Reverse Inscription: +MIXAHL LV7OCRL7'. 7's backwards. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 3.2, 2.2 (p. 757) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1588 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 the Virgins orans, nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion. To l., MR, to r., ThetaV (both overlined). Single border of dots. Rev.: Emperor standing facing on cushion, wearing loros of modified type and crown with cross and pendilia, holding in r. hand long cross, in l., akakia. Single border. 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