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ID number: BIRBI-B4950 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: John I; Constantinople Denomination: Nomisma Place made: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 969-976 Metal: Gold Diameter (cm): 2.10 Weight (g): 4.43 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 1526. A.H. Baldwin, 28th April 1966, previously Dr Protonotarios Collection from Greece. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, holding in l. hand bejewelled book. Reverse: John standing facing on l. bearded and wearing loros and crown topped with cross with manus dei above, holding long cross in l. hand, Theotokos on r. facing, wearing tunic and maphorion, with M and Θ above, r. hand raised up to John's crown.
Inscriptions: Obverse: + IhS XIS RЄX RЄCHAHTInM (Jesus Christ, King of Kings). Reverse: + ΘЄΘTOC bOHΘ' IѠ δЄSP (Mother of God aid John, Lord).
Bibliography: DOC III.2 3
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