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Numismatics ID number: BIRBI-B5364 Object type: Coin Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D.; Stewart, James R.; Lord Grantley; Cantacouzene, Mikhail Maker: Michael VI; Constantinople Denomination: Tetarteron Place made: Eurasia: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 1056-1057 Metal: Gold Diameter (cm): 1.95 Weight (g): 4.03 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting G551, 30th January 1968, ex. James R. Stewart collection, previously Lord Grantley, 26th July 1944, previously from the collection of Prince Mikhail Cantacuzene, 8th December 1922. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of the Virgin, orans, nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion; single border of dots. Reverse: Emperor standing facing on cushion, wearing loros of modified type and crown with cross and pendilia, holding in r. hand long cross, in l. hand akakia; single border of dots. Inscriptions: Obverse: MP ΘV (Mother of God) Reverse: +mIXAHL AЧTOCRAT (Michael, autocrat) Bibliography: DOC.III.2.2.1
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6 Related People | |
| Constantinople Roman;Byzantine | |
| Whitting, Philip David British 1903 1988 | |
| Cantacouzene, Mikhail Russian 29 Apr 1875 25 Mar 1955 | |
| Stewart, James R. Australian 03 Jul 1913 06 Feb 1962 | |
| Michael VI Byzantine | |
| Lord Grantley British 01 Oct 1855 05 Aug 1943 | |
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