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ID number: BIRBI-CR053 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D.; Stewart, James R. Maker: Hugh III of Cyprus; Cyprus Denomination: Besant Place made: Cyprus Culture: Medieval Date made: 1267-1284 Metal: Electrum Diameter (cm): 2.70 Weight (g): 3.93 Axis (degrees): 270.00 Provenance: Whitting G.1705; ex "AJS" (Schulman?) 28.v.1968; ex J. R. Stewart collection. |
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Description: Obverse: Christ seated facing on high-backed throne, blessing with r. hand. Reverse: king standing facing wearing tunic and dalmatic, holding globus cruciger in l. hand and long cross in r., a small cross in field at r., all in circle of points.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IC XC (Jesus Christ). Reverse: h[...]D IRL'[…]hIP' (… Henry, Lord of Jerusalem… Cyprus).
Bibliography: CCS p. 277 no. 33
Notes: cracked
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