Coin of Alexios I
CoinsByzantine11th-12th century

Coin of Alexios I

1087-1092 CE

Artists

Alexios ICoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back; holds Gospels in l. hand. Rev.: Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitsion, collarpiece, and jeweled loros of simplified type; holds in r. hand labarum-headed scepter, and in l., anexikakia. * | * in field.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
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

3.67 g

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