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ID number:  BIRBI-B6068
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Maker:  Theodore I Laskaris; Nicaea
Denomination:  Aspron Trachy Nomisma
Place made:  Eurasia: Bursa, Iznik
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  1208
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  2.85
Weight (g):  2.92
Axis (degrees):  180.00
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Description:  Obverse: Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back; holds Gospels in l. hand; star above cushion of throne, to either side. Reverse: Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision and chlamys; holds in r. hand cross-topped sceptre, and in l. hand anexikakia; star to r. of emperor.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: None Visible. Reverse: …KOM / NH… (Komnenos)

Bibliography:  DOC IV.2.6.3

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