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ID number:  BIRBI-B6468
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.; Stewart, James R.; Lord Grantley
Maker:  John VII Palaiologos; Constantinople
Denomination:  Tornese
Place made:  Eurasia: Istanbul
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  1399-1423
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  1.9
Weight (g):  1.45
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Whitting 5677. ex. James R. Stewart Collection, 30th January 1968, previously ex. Grantley Collection.
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Description:  Obverse: Full-length figure of Saints Helena and Constantine, nimbate, holding between them Patriarchal Cross with lower transverse bar; both wear stemma, collar-piece and loros. Reverse: Bust of emperor, bearded and nimbate, wearing stemma and collar with three tippets; holds cross topped sceptre.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: None. Reverse: IWAN…CЄN… (John)

Bibliography:  LPC p.170.2

5 Related People

Constantinople
Roman;Byzantine


Whitting_Phillip-T.jpg
Whitting, Philip David
British
1903
1988
Stewart, James R.
Australian
03 Jul 1913
06 Feb 1962
John VII Palaiologos
Byzantine
1370
1408
Lord Grantley
British
01 Oct 1855
05 Aug 1943
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