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Numismatics ID number: BIRBI-B4955 Object type: Coin Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey; Lord Grantley Maker: John I; Constantinople Denomination: Miliaresion Place made: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 969-976 Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 2.30 Weight (g): 2.42 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 283. A.H. Baldwin, 1948, previously Lord Grantley Collection. |
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Description: Obverse: Three borders of pellets around inscription, ornamented by eight globes, pellet cross above and beneath. Reverse: Four crosses surrounding circular portrait of bust of John facing, with beard, wearing loros and crown with pendilia. Letters I and Ѡ to l. and letters A and N to r. of bust. Three borders of pellets, ornamented by eight globes. Inscriptions: Obverse: + IѠAhhI' Єh X'Ѡ AVTO/CRAT, ЄVSЄb bASILЄVS RѠMAIѠ' (John, in Christ pious emperor of the Romans). Reverse: + InSЧS XRI STUS nICA * (Jesus Christ conquers). Bibliography: DOC III.2 7a
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4 Related People | |
| Lord Grantley British 01 Oct 1855 05 Aug 1943 | |
| John I Armenian 976 | |
| Haines, Geoffrey Colton British 1899 1981-09-14 | |
| Constantinople Roman;Byzantine | |
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