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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.2116
People
Theodore Komnenos-Doukas, Greek (r. 1215 - 1230)
Title
Trachy of Theodore Komnenos-Doukas of Epeiros
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1224-1225(?) CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thessalonica (Macedonia)
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/182478

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Billon
Metal
Bi
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.59 g
Denomination
trachy
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IC XC (both overlined) OE NU (U is upside-down infinite) MM HLambda (M's are joined) A
  • Reverse Inscription: ThetaE[ ] OAGammaICDeltaIMTI

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 4.2, 4.1 (p. 553)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.2116
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Christ Emmanuel, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds scroll in l. hand, X with 4 pellets in gaps and in 1 at intersection in each limb of nimbus cross.

Rev.: Full-length figure of emperor on l., and of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate, holding between them cross-within circle, surmounting triangular decoration on long shaft. Emperor wears stemma, divitsion, and chlamys. Saint wears short military tunic, breastplate and sagion; holds sword in l. hand, resting over shoulder.

Verification Level

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