Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1713: Apsron trachy of John II, 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"Apsron trachy of John II, Constantinople (John II) , 1951.31.4.1713,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/75140. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1713 People John II, Byzantine (r. 1118 - 1143) Title Apsron trachy of John II, Constantinople Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1118-1122 Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/75140 Physical Descriptions Medium Electrum Metal EL Technique Struck Dimensions 4.32 g Denomination trachy Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: IC XC State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC IV 1, 8d.3 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1713 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 bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back, r. hand raised in benediction, holds Gospel in l.; triangle of pellets at each end of cushion on throne. Rev.: Full figure of emperor on l. and St George, nimbate and beardless, holding between them patriarchal cross on long shaft with small globe at the base 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. 126, fig. 51. 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
