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Numismatics ID number: BIRBI-B4951 Object type: Coin Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: John I; Constantinople Denomination: Nomisma Place made: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 969-976 Metal: Gold Diameter (cm): 2.10 Weight (g): 4.01 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 0005. Hall Sale, November 1950, lot number 2284, previously from Spink, March 1924. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, holding in l. hand bejewelled book. Reverse: John standing facing on l. bearded and wearing loros and crown topped with cross with manus dei above, holding long cross in l. hand, Theotokos on r. facing, wearing tunic and maphorion, with M and Θ above, r. hand raised up to John's crown. Inscriptions: Obverse: + IhS XIS RЄX RЄCNANTIhM (Jesus Christ, King of Kings). Reverse: + ΘЄΘTOC bOHΘ' IѠ δЄSP (Mother of God aid John, Lord). Bibliography: DOC III.2 3
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3 Related People | |
| Whitting, Philip David British 1903 1988 | |
| Constantinople Roman;Byzantine | |
| John I Armenian 976 | |
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