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ID number: BIRBI-B4688 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Theophilos; Constantinople Denomination: Miliaresion Place made: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 829-842 Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 2.65 Weight (g): 3.05 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Whitting 0229. Exchanged June 1964 for better example from Istanbul (per AHB). |

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Description: Obverse: legend within three dotted circles. Reverse: cross potent on three steps within three dotted circles.
Inscriptions: Obverse: + θЄOFI/LOS dЧLOS / XRISτЧS PIS/τOS Єn AVTO / bASILЄЧS RO/MAIOn (Theophilos servant of Christ in him trusted emperor of the Romans). Reverse: IhSЧS XRIS τЧS nICA (Jesus Christ conquer).
Bibliography: DOC III.1 AR10.2, BN II Cp/AR/02.
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