Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1366: Coin of Romanos I 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 Romanos I (Romanos I) , 1951.31.4.1366,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 13, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/75069. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1366 People Romanos I, Byzantine (r. 920 - 944) Title Coin of Romanos I Classification Coins Work Type coin Date c. 930 Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/75069 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.56 g Denomination solidus Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: +IhSXPSREX REGNANTIYM Reverse Inscription: ROMAn'COnST' ETXRISTOF'b'R' State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 3.2, 8.1 (p. 548) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1366 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.: Christ seated facing, bearded, on wide lyre-backed throne, wearing tunic and himation, r. hand blessing outwards in sling of cloak, l. hand holding book (by spine) on knee. Rev.: In center, Romanus I standing facing, bearded, wearing crown with cross and traditional loros whose fringed end ornamented by + (with pellets at corners forming square around it), passes over l. arm. In r. hand, scepter; in l., akakia. To l., half-length figure of Constantine VII facing, beardless; to r., larger half-length figure of Christopher facing, bearded. Each wears crown with cross and chlamys with tablion. 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
