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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1618
People
Romanos IV, Byzantine (r. 1068 - 1071)
Title
Coin of Romanos IV
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1068-1071 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75193

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.76 g
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: No inscr. In field, IC and XC over NI and KA (all overlined).
  • Reverse Inscription: C R P Delta in clockwise fashion from top left around the cross.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.2, 8.12 (p. 797)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1618
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Christ (Type VIIb var.) facing, bearded, with dotted cross behind head, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, l. holds book with 9-pellet square on cover, from beneath.

Rev.: Latin Cross with X at intersection and one large and two small pellets at end of each arm. To l. and r. of pellets at base, < and >.

Verification Level

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