Coin of Theophilus | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.1200
People: Theophilus, Byzantine (r. 829 - 842)
Title: Coin of Theophilus
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 829-c. 830 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Sicily
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/74974

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

1.79 g

Denomination

semissis

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: *ThetaEO LILOSbA (First L has middle stem of E)
Reverse Inscription: ThetaEO LILOSbA (First L has middle stem of E)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 3.1, 19.2 (p. 440)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.1200
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust facing, bearded, wearing chlamys and crown with cross on triangle, holding in r. hand gl. cr. Elongated face.

Rev.: Similar bust to obv., but wearing loros and holding in r. hand gl. cr. Elongated face.

Verification Level

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