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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-B4603
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.
Maker:  Constantine VI; Eirini; Constantinople
Denomination:  Miliaresion
Place made:  Istanbul
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  780-797
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  2.00
Weight (g):  2.17
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Whitting 0227.
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Description:  Obverse: legend within three circles of points. Reverse: cross potent on three steps within three dotted circles.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: COnS / τAnτInO / S S IRInIE / CθEu bA / SILIS (Constantine and Irene, holy emperors). Reverse: IhSuS XRISτuS nICA (Jesus Christ conquer).

Bibliography:  DOC III.1 pl.XIV AR4a.4, BN II pl.LXIX Cp/AR/07

4 Related People

Constantinople
Roman;Byzantine


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Whitting, Philip David
British
1903
1988
Eirini
Greek
752
803-08-09
Constantine VI
Byzantine
771-01-14
797
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