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ID number:  BIRBI-B4856
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Maker:  Romanos I Lekapenos; Constantine VII; Constantinople
Denomination:  Miliaresion
Place made:  Istanbul
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  921-931
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  2.60
Weight (g):  2.99
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Barber Acquistion 0153B. A. H. Baldwin, 1974.
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Description:  Obverse: Three borders of pellets around inscription, ornamented by eight globes. Reverse: Cross potent on three steps, with six-pointed star beneath. Three borders of pellets.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: +ROMAhO. COhSTAhτ, CЄ XPISτOF, ЄhX' ωЄVSЄ b'bASIL'R' (Romanos, Constantine and Christopher, Emperors of the Romans). Reverse: IhSЧS XRI SτЧS nICA (Jesus Christ Conquers)

Bibliography:  DOC III.2 pl. XXXVII AR17.2

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