Coin Item Number: 3095/1577 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Alexius III, 1195-1203. Obverse: bust of Christ, facing front; he has a nimbus cruciger around his head, which is a cross within a halo; to left, inscription says ‘IC’; to right, ‘XC’; there is a second inscription on each side; to left, ‘KE’; to right, HΘEI’. Reverse: two figures, standing and facing front; to left, Alexius III; to right, Saint Constantine; each wears a loros, which is an embroidered and jewelled scarf, and a divitision, which is a military tunic; each of them also holds a labarum, a military standard; to left, inscription says ‘AΛE’, followed by a backwards ‘Σ’, then ‘IW’; above, it says ‘ʘ’. Coin is concave.
History Of Use
“Billon Aspron Trachy” (denomination); Sear# 2012.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 1195 and 1203
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1577
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.6 cm, diameter 2.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 1195 and 1203
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1577