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ID number: BIRBI-B4623 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Michael I; Theophylact; Constantinople Denomination: Solidus Place made: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 811-813 Metal: Gold Diameter (cm): 2.00 Weight (g): 4.38 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 0352; bt. Cahn (Basle) July 1949. |

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Description: Obverse: bust of Michael bearded facing wearing chlamys and cross crown holding cross potent in r. hand akakia in l. Reverse: bust of Theophylact beardless facing wearing loros and cross crown holding globus cruciger in r. hand and cross-topped sceptre in l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: · MIXA HL bASILE' (Michael Emperor). Reverse: θEOFVLA CτOS dESP' (Theophylact Despot). Off. E.
Bibliography: DOC III.1 pl.XVII AV1b, BN II pl.LXX Cp/AV/01
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