Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1831: Coin of Isaac II 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"Coin of Isaac II (Isaac II) , 1951.31.4.1831,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 03, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/74782. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1831 People Isaac II, Byzantine (r. 1185 - 1204) Title Coin of Isaac II Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 12th-13th century Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/74782 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 4.35 g State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOc 4.1, 4a.1 (p. 388) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1831 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 Obv.: Inscription in upper field. Full-length figure of Virgin nimbate, orans, standing on dais, wearing tunic and maphorion; beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast. Rev.: Inscription in two columnar groups. Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger, and in l., anexikakia. Manus Dei in upper r. field. 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
