Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1590: Histamenon of Isaac I, 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"Histamenon of Isaac I, Constantinople (Isaac I) , 1951.31.4.1590,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 15, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/75180. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1590 People Isaac I, Byzantine (r. 1057 - 1059) Title Histamenon of Isaac I, Constantinople Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1057-1059 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/75180 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.37 g Denomination histamenon Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: +IDeltaIXI[RCX RIGammaNANGammaILambdaM. Both Gammas backwards. Reverse Inscription: +ICLambdaLambdaKIOCRLambdaCILambdaEVCPPsiM' State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 3.2, 2.4 (p. 762) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1590 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 on backless throne (Type III) facing, bearded, with cross and nimbus, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand raised to side in blessing, l. holds Gospel book with ornament on cover, by spine on knee. Double border of dots. Concave. Rev.: Emperor standing, facing, bearded, wearing scaled armor, cloak, and crown with cross and pendilia, grabs scabbard with l. hand and holds sword over his r, shoulder. Double border of dots. 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. 6, fig. 4. 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
