Coin of Alexios I
CoinsByzantine11th-12th century

Coin of Alexios I

1081-1087 CE

Artists

Alexios ICoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, holds Gospels in l. hand. 5-pellet design in each limb of nimbus cross (middle pellet is square). Rev.: Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitsion, and chlamys; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger, and in l., gl. cr.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Bronze and electrum
Culture
Byzantine
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Century
11th-12th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

3.90 g

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