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Numismatics ID number: BIRBI-B4961 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: Miliaresion Place made: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 969-976 Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 2.30 Weight (g): 3.07 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Whitting 0242. |
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Description: Obverse: Three borders of pellets around inscription, ornamented by eight globes, pellet cross above and beneath. Reverse: Four crosses surrounding circular portrait of bust of John facing, with beard, wearing loros and crown with pendilia. Letters I and Ѡ to l. and letters A and h to r. of bust. Three borders of pellets, ornamented by eight globes. Inscriptions: Obverse: + IѠAhh, Єh X'Ѡ AVTO/CRAT, ЄVAЄb' bASILЄVS RѠMAIѠ' (John, in Christ pious emperor of the Romans). Reverse: + IhSЧS XRI STЧS nICA * (Jesus Christ conquers). Bibliography: DOC III.2 7a
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3 Related People | |
| Whitting, Philip David British 1903 1988 | |
| Constantinople Roman;Byzantine | |
| John I Armenian 976 | |
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