Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1029: Hexagram of Tiberius III, 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"Hexagram of Tiberius III, Constantinople (Tiberius III) , 1951.31.4.1029,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 11, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/75286. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1029 People Tiberius III, Byzantine (r. 698 - 705) Title Hexagram of Tiberius III, Constantinople Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 698-705 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Early Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/75286 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 6.07 g Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: DTIbE[ ]SPE AV Reverse Inscription: VICTORIAAVSYS State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 2.2, 6 (p. 628) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1029 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.: Bust facing, with close beard, wearing cuirass and crown with cross on circlet. In r. hand, spear held before body. On l. shoulder, shield with horseman device. Rev.: Cross potent on base over globe on two steps. Publication History Jonathan Jarrett, "Coinage in the Western World at the End of the Roman Empire and After: Tradition, Imitation and Innovation", From Constantinople to Chang’an Byzantine Gold Coins, ed. Claudia Sode (Changchun, 2021), pp. 24, 52, fig. 64 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
