Coin of Constantine X | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.1597
People: Constantine X, Byzantine (r. 1059-1067)
Title: Coin of Constantine X
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 1059-1067 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period: Byzantine period, Middle
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/75182

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.04 g

Denomination

tetarteron

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: No inscr.
Reverse Inscription: KPsiN RLambdaCILambdaODeltaAK. A is upside-down.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 3.2, 3b (p. 770)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.1597
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust of the Virgin facing, nimbate, orans, wearing tunic and maphorion. To l., MR, to r., ThetaV (both overlined). Single border of dots. In field l. and r., pellet.

Rev.: Bust of emperor facing, bearded, wearing modified loros and crown with cross and pendilia. In r. hand, gl. cr..; in l., akakia. Single border of dots.

Verification Level

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