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Numismatics ID number: BIRBI-B4925 Object type: Coin Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D.; Stewart, James R. Maker: Nikephoros II; Basil II; Constantinople Denomination: Nomisma Place made: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 963-969 Metal: Gold Diameter (cm): 2.30 Weight (g): 4.37 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 1712. Ex James R. Stewart Collection (183), 30th January 1968, previously ex Lord Amhurst collection via Spink (10468) |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, holding in l. hand bejewelled book. Reverse: Nikephoros on l. facing, bearded, wearing loros and crown topped with cross, to r. facing bust of Basil, beardless, wearing chlamys and crown topped with cross. Both holding long patriarchal cross between them, Nikephoros with r. hand placed above Basil's l. hand. Inscriptions: Obverse: + IhS XIS RЄX RCGNANTIhM (Jesus Christ, King of Kings). Reverse: nICHFOP CЄ bASIL' AЧII bR' (Nikephoros and Basil, emperors of the Romans). Bibliography: DOC III.2 1
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5 Related People | |
| Basil II Byzantine 958 1025 | |
| Stewart, James R. Australian 03 Jul 1913 06 Feb 1962 | |
| Nikephoros II Byzantine 969 | |
| Whitting, Philip David British 1903 1988 | |
| Constantinople Roman;Byzantine | |
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