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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1170
People
Michael II, Byzantine (r. 820 - 829)
Title
Coin of Michael II
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
821-829 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75488

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.43 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: MIX A HL STHetaEOL (MI illegible).
  • Reverse Inscription: Large "M." Beneath, Theta.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.1, 21.14 (p. 404)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1170
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Two busts facing, Michael on l., bearded, wearing chlamys and crown with cross, Theophilus on r., beardless, wearing loros and crown with cross. Hands not shown.

Rev.: M. Above, cross.

Verification Level

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