Coin of Nikephoros I | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.1132
People: Nikephoros I, Byzantine (r. 802 - 803)
Title: Coin of Nikephoros I
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 803-811 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/75464

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

2.13 g

Denomination

follis

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: In field, [N] DeltaEC (DeltaEC stacked to right of N, but N off flan).
Reverse Inscription: In field, CTA (TA stacked, with C 45 degrees to the upper left of T). TA not legible.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 3.1, 11.2 (p. 361)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.1132
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust facing, bearded, wearing chlamys and crown with cross, holding in r. hand cross potent.

Rev.: Bust facing, beardless, wearing chlamys and crown with cross, holding in r. hand, gl. cr.

Verification Level

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