Electrum Coin (Trachy) of Alexis III
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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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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59.579