Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1363: Solidusof Constantine VII, Constantinople 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"Solidusof Constantine VII, Constantinople (Constantine VII) , 1951.31.4.1363,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/75082. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1363 People Constantine VII, Byzantine (r. 945 - 959) Title Solidusof Constantine VII, Constantinople Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 921 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/75082 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.38 g Denomination solidus Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: +KEbOHThetaEI ROM A nWdeltaECPOTH Reverse Inscription: XRISTOF'ETCONST'AYGG'B State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 3.2, 6.1 (p. 545) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1363 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.:To l., Romanus I standing, facing, bearded, wearing traditional loros, with fringed ornamented end passing over r. arm, and crown with cross and pendilia. In r. hand, gl. cr.; l. hand extended. To r., Christ standing (Type IVa) facing bearded, wearing tunic and himation, with cross behind his head, holding book with l. hand in fold of himation, crowning Romanos with r. Rev.: To l., bust of Constantine VII facing, bearded, wearing loros and crown with cross. To r., bust of Christopher facing, bearded, wearing chlamys and crown with cross. Between them they hold patriarchal cross. Publication History Alicia Walker, The Emperor and the World: Exotic Elements and the Imaging of Middle Byzantine Imperial Power, Ninth to Thirteen Centuries C.E., Cambridge University Press (New York, 2012), p. 51, fig. 18b. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
