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ID number: BIRBI-B5857 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Maker: Latin Empire; Constantinople Denomination: Aspron Trachy Nomisma Place made: Eurasia: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 1204-1261 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 2.4 Weight (g): 2.21 Axis (degrees): 180.00 |

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Description: Obverse: Three-quarter-length figure of Virgin nimbate, orans, wearing tunic and maphorion. Reverse: Full-length figure of emperor on l., and of military saint , beardless and nimbate; emperor wears stemma, divitision and chlamys; saint wears short military tunic, breastplate and sagion; holds sword in l. hand; Manus Dei in upper field.
Inscriptions: Obverse: None Visible. Reverse: W / …T / C / (despot)
Bibliography: DOC VAR??
Notes: Overstruck.
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