Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1620: Coin of Michael VII 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"Coin of Michael VII (Michael VII) , 1951.31.4.1620,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 08, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/146394. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1620 People Michael VII, Byzantine (r. 1071-1078) Title Coin of Michael VII Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1071-1078 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/146394 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.38 g Denomination histamenon Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: No inscr. To l., IC, to r., XC (both overlined). Reverse Inscription: +MIX AHLambda [ State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 3.2, 1.2 (p. 803) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1620 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.: Christ seated on square-backed throne (Type IIb) facing , bearded, with cross nimbus having pellet in each arm, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, l. holds book with 5-pellet design on cover, by spine on knee. Double border of dots. Concave. Rev.: Bust facing, bearded, wearing modified loros with collar-piece and crown with cross and pendilia. In r. hand, labarum-headed scepter decorated with 5-pellet design; in l., gl. cr. with cross of four pellets. Double border of dots. Exhibition History 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/28/2023 - 05/07/2023 Bringing the Holy Land Home: The Crusades, Chertsey Abbey, and the Reconstruction of a Medieval Masterpiece, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, 01/26/2023 - 04/06/2023 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
