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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1671
People
Alexios I, Byzantine (1081 - 1118)
Title
Coin of Alexios I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1081-1087(?) CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thessalonica (Macedonia)
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/74541

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.04 g
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IC XC NI KA (all overlined)
  • Reverse Inscription: + | CEPCVN (EP overlined) | EPGammaEIBLambda | CILambdaEIALambda | EXiIW

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 4.1, 19.5 (p. 214)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1671
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Cross with globule at each extremity, on two steps.

Rev.: Inscription.

Verification Level

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