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ID number:  BIRBI-B6453
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
Maker:  Manouel II Palaiologos; Constantinople
Denomination:  Tornese
Place made:  Eurasia: Istanbul
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  1391-1425
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  1.65
Weight (g):  0.81
Axis (degrees):  45.00
Provenance:  Whitting 6050. ex. James R. Stewart Collection, 30th January 1968, previously ex. Grantley Collection.
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Description:  Obverse: Figures of Manouel II and saint, both nimbate, mounted on horses, facing r., holding between them cross; emperor wears stemma, collar-piece and simplified loros. Reverse: Palaiologan monogram consisting of ΠA at centre, surrounded by circular legend.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: None. Reverse: …VA…CΠOTIC (Manouel, despot)

Bibliography:  DOC V.1598

5 Related People

Stewart, James R.
Australian
03 Jul 1913
06 Feb 1962
Lord Grantley
British
01 Oct 1855
05 Aug 1943
Constantinople
Roman;Byzantine


Manouel II Palaiologos
Byzantine
1350
1425
Whitting_Phillip-T.jpg
Whitting, Philip David
British
1903
1988
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