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Numismatics ID number: BIRBI-B4968 Object type: Coin Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D.; Stewart, James R. Maker: Basil II; Constantine VIII; Constantinople Denomination: Nomisma Place made: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 977-989 Metal: Gold Diameter (cm): 2.30 Weight (g): 4.43 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 0009. ex J. R. Stewart collection, 30th January 1968, number 185, previously bought by Stewart from A. H. Baldwin, September 1945, ex Gilbert collection. |
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Description: Obverse: bust of Christ nimbate facing, holding gospel in l. hand, a pellet in each limb of cross and double border on nimbus and cross limbs. Reverse: busts of Basil I. and Constantine r. wearing modified loros and chlamys, respectively, and cross crowns with pendilia, holding patriarchal cross crosslet between them. Inscriptions: Obverse: + IhS XIS RЄK RЄςNANTIЧ(reversed)m (Jesus Christ King of Kings) Reverse · + bΛSIL C COnSτΛnTI b R · (Basil and Constantine, emperor, king). Bibliography: DOC III.2 AV3d
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| Constantine VIII Byzantine 960 1028 | |
| Stewart, James R. Australian 03 Jul 1913 06 Feb 1962 | |
| Constantinople Roman;Byzantine | |
| Whitting, Philip David British 1903 1988 | |
| Basil II Byzantine 958 1025 | |
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