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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.2121
Title
Trachy of the Latin State of Constantinople
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1204-1261 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Late
Culture
Frankish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179593

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Billon
Metal
Bi
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.88 g
Denomination
trachy
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: O Pi A T G I P O C O G = Gamma. (O AGammaIOC PiETROC)
  • Reverse Inscription: I I A T IO C O Lambda PI (M-P ThetaV H AGammaIOCOPITICA) (M-P and Theta V are overlined)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 4.2, 19.1 (p. 686)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.2121
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Full-length figure of St. Peter nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger, and in l., two keys.

Rev.: Full-length figure of Virgin Hagiosoritissa nimbate, orans, wearing tunic and maphorion, turned to r.. Manus Dei in upper r. field.

Exhibition History

  • 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

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