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ID number: BIRBI-B5265 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Anonymous; Constantinople Denomination: Follis Place made: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: c.1070-c.1075 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 2.25 Weight (g): 3.51 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 0090. |
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Description: Obverse: bust of Christ facing nimbate, pellets on Gospels. Reverse: Patriarchal cross with floriate motif on base, globes at ends of cross limbs.
Inscriptions: Obverse: None visible. Reverse: None.
Bibliography: DOC III.2 AEH, BN II Cp/AE/151
Notes: Badly corroded, overstruck, not clear what on.
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