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Numismatics ID number: BIRBI-B6226 Object type: Coin Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Andronikos II Palaiologos; Michael IX Palaiologos; Thessalonica Denomination: Hyperpyron Place made: Europe: Greece, Thessaloniki Culture: Byzantine Date made: 1294-1320 Metal: Gold Diameter (cm): 2.5 Weight (g): 3.81 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting G902. |
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Description: Obverse: Half-length figure of Virgin, facing, nimbate, orans, wearing tunic and maphorion, within the walls of Constantinople; sigla C Π K T. Reverse: Full-length figure of Christ in centre, bearded and nimbate, crowning two emperors, l. and r.; to l. full-length figure of emperor Andronikos, bearded, wearing stemma, collar-piece and loros; hand upon breast; to r. full-length figure of emperor Michael, beardless, wearing stemma, collar-piece and loros; hand on breast. Inscriptions: Obverse: None. Reverse: IC XC (Jesus Christ) A/N/KI/O (Andronikos) MX/A/H (Michael) Bibliography: DOC V.478c.Var. Notes: Sent to Sir John Carr's laboratory for alloy testing; clipped. |
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| Andronikos II Palaiologos Byzantine 1259 1332 | |
| Thessalonica | |
| Michael IX Palaiologos Byzantine 1277 1320 | |
| Whitting, Philip David British 1903 1988 | |
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