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Electrum Coin (Trachy) of Alexis III
1195-1203 (Medieval)
The obverse shows Christ enthroned, accompanied by the inscription "Lord, help". One the reverse, Emperor Alexis III and his distant predecessor Constantine the Great hold a labarum (military standard).
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Private collection [acquired in Rome]; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by gift.
Geographies
Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift, 1941
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.579