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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1405
People
Nikephoros II, Byzantine (r. 963 - 969)
Title
Coin of Nikephoros II
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
963-969 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75542

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.74 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
miliaresion
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: +nICHF' | EnX WAVTO (middle bar in A is vertical not horizontal) | CRAT ,EVSEb' (middle bar in A is vertical not horizontal) | bASILEVS | RWMAIW'
  • Reverse Inscription: To l. of his head, nI (stacked). To r., CF (stacked).

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.2, 6.7 (p. 585)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1405
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Inscription. Above and below -- cross -- (cross formed by 5 dots in + pattern).

Rev.: Cross crosslet on base and globe over two steps. In its center four-lobed medallion with bust of Nicephorus wearing modified loros and crown with cross and pendilia. Triple border of dots, the middle one ornamented with eight globules.

Verification Level

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