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Numismatics ID number: BIRBI-B4640 Object type: Coin Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Maker: Michael I?; Theophylact?; Michael II?; Theophilos?; Constantinople Denomination: Forty nummi Place made: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 811-c. 824 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.40 Weight (g): 3.82 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: No provenance. |
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Description: Obverse: bust of Theoph(ylact/ilos) clearly visible wearing loros and cross crown, shoulder of Michael visible wearing chlamys pellet between heads, bodies of Nikephoros and Saurakios or Leo and Constantine wearing chlamys visible, an E next to pellet and Stavrakios/Constantine's neck. Reverse: Top of M and floating cross above visible from both strikes. Bibliography: DOC III.1 pl.XX AE8 (listed as Michael II) Notes: Very badly overstruck on Nikephoros I/Leo V follis, chlamyses of Nikephoros and Stavrakios/Leo and Constantine still visible; mysterious E in centre of field. |
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| Constantinople Roman;Byzantine | |
| Michael I Byzantine 844-01-11 | |
| Michael II Byzantine 829-10-02 | |
| Theophylact Byzantine 849-01-15 | |
| Theophilos Byzantine c.812 842 | |
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