Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.2104: Trachy of John III Vatatzes, Nikaia 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"Trachy of John III Vatatzes, Nikaia (John III) , 1951.31.4.2104,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/182869. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.2104 People John III, Byzantine (r. 1221-1254) Title Trachy of John III Vatatzes, Nikaia Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1248 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Magnesia ad Meandron (Ionia) Period Byzantine period, Late Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/182869 Physical Descriptions Medium Electrum Metal EL Technique Struck Dimensions 2.67 g Denomination trachy Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: M-P ThetaV in upper field (both overlined, M stylized). Delta to l. and P to r. on back of throne. Reverse Inscription: ]CPiOTH[ ]UK (in two columnar groups, and U=upside-down infinite sign). Delta in circle in upper r. field. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 4.2, 24a.2 (p. 493) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.2104 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 Obverse: Virgin, nimbate, wearing tunic, and maphorion, seated upon throne with back; holds beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast. Reverse: Greek inscription, obscured, usually two columns (John Doukas, ruler) Reverse die axis 6 o'clock Publication History Alfred R. Bellinger, ed., Catalogue of Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection (Washington, D.C, 1992), vol. 4, part 2, 493, cat. 24a.2, pl.31 Ioli Kalavrezou, Byzantine Women and Their World, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 130/figs. 62a, 62b Exhibition History Byzantine Women and Their World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/25/2002 - 04/28/2003 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
