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Numismatics ID number: BIRBI-B4838 Object type: Coin Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Romanos I Lekapenos; Constantine VII; Constantinople Denomination: Nomisma Place made: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 920-921 Metal: Gold Diameter (cm): 2.00 Weight (g): 4.41 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 616. Glendining, 8th March 1957, 'from an Austrian diplomat, No. 631'. |
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Description: Obverse: Christ enthroned facing on lyre-backed throne, wearing tunic with r. hand raised in blessing and holding gospel on l. knee. Reverse: Romanos on l. facing, bearded, wearing loros and crown with cross; to r. facing bust of Constantine, beardless, wearing chlamys and crown with cross. Both holding long patriarchal cross between them. Inscriptions: Obverse: +IhS XRS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧM (Jesus Christ King of Kings). Reverse: ConsτAnτ'cϵ RomAn'AЧʕʕbR (Constantine and Romanos Emperors of the Romans) Bibliography: DOC III.2 pl. XXXVI AV4.1
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4 Related People | |
| Constantine VII Byzantine 905 959 | |
| Whitting, Philip David British 1903 1988 | |
| Romanos I Lekapenos Armenian 948 | |
| Constantinople Roman;Byzantine | |
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