Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1121
People
Constantine VI, Byzantine (780 - 792)
Title
Coin of Constantine VI
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
790-792 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75339

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.66 g
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: No inscr.
  • Reverse Inscription: No inscr. Below line, M, to l., X to r., beneath, A.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.1, 6.5 (p. 345)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1121
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.: On l., bust of Constantine facing, wearing chlamys and crown with cross. In r. hand, gl. cr. On r., bust of Irene facing, wearing loros and crown with cross and pinnacles. In l. hand, cross scepter.

Rev.: Above horizontal line, busts of Constantine V, Leo III, and Leo IV facing, bearded each wearing chlamys and crown with cross. To l. and r., two pellets.

Verification Level

This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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