Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1256: Solidus of Leo VI, the Wise 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"Solidus of Leo VI, the Wise (Leo VI) , 1951.31.4.1256,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/168623. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1256 People Leo VI, Byzantine (r. 870 - 912) Title Solidus of Leo VI, the Wise Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 886-908 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/168623 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.22 g Die Axis 7 Denomination solidus Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: +MARIA+. In field l., ΜΡ(bar above), in field r., ΘΥ(bar above) Μητερ Θεου = Mother of God) Reverse Inscription: LEOnEn [RISXiO bASILEYSROMEON State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 3.2, 1b.3 (p. 512) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1256 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 of the Virgin facing, orans, wearing tunic and maphorion. Rev.: Bust of Leo VI facing, with long beard, wearing chlamys with elaborate tablion and crown with cross composed of four pellets. In r. hand, globus surmounted by patriarchal cross. Publication History Alfred R. Bellinger, ed., Catalogue of Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection (Washington, D.C, 1992), vol. 3, part 2, 512, cat. 1b.3 Ioli Kalavrezou, Byzantine Women and Their World, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 128/figs. 57a, 57b Exhibition History Byzantine Women and Their World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/25/2002 - 04/28/2003 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
