Coin of Constantine X | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.1608
People: Constantine X, Byzantine (r. 1059-1067)
Title: Coin of Constantine X
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 1059-1067 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period: Byzantine period, Middle
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/74551

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

7.34 g

Denomination

follis

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: +EMMA NOVHLambda. In field, IC and XC (both overlined).
Reverse Inscription: +KPsiNRLambdaCI LambdaEVCODeltaOVK

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 3.2, 9.10 (p. 778)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.1608
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust of Christ (Type Vf) facing, with long beard and cross nimbus having pellet in each arm, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand raised before breast in blessing, l. holds book, with X (with five pellets, 4 in gaps and one in middle) on cover, from beneath.

Verification Level

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