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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1331
People
Alexander (Emperor), Byzantine (r. 912 - 913)
Title
Miliaresion of Alexander, Constantinople
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
912-913 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75047

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.03 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
miliaresion
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IhSYSXRI STYSnICA
  • Reverse Inscription: +ALEX | AndROSEn | X•OmegaAYTOCR, | PISTOSEY | SEb,bASI | L,ROM,

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Whittemore, acquired in Bulgaria

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.2, 3 (p. 525)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1331
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Cross potent on base and three steps. At intersection, medallion with bust of Christ bearded. Beneath globus. Three borders of dots.

Rev.: Three borders of dots, the central one decorated with eight globules.

Verification Level

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