Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1841: Coin of Alexios III 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 Alexios III (Alexios III) , 1951.31.4.1841,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 14, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/74823. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1841 People Alexios III, Byzantine (r. 1195 - 1203) Title Coin of Alexios III 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/74823 Physical Descriptions Medium Electrum Metal EL Technique Struck Dimensions 4.44 g State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 4.1, 2a.4 (p. 406) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1841 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 field. Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back; r. hand raised in benediction, hold Gospels in l. Pellet, or pellets, normally in eachlimb of nimbus cross. + above cushion of throne, to r. Rev.: Inscription. Full-length figure of emperor on l., and of St. Constantine nimbate, holding between them labarum, surmounting triangular decoration, on long shaft. Emperor and saint wear stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and jeweled loros of simplified type; both hold scepter cruciger, emperor in r. hand, saint in l. 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
