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ID number:  BIRBI-B6457
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.; Lord Grantley
Maker:  John VII Palaiologos; Manouel II Palaiologos; Constantinople
Denomination:  Tornese
Place made:  Eurasia: Istanbul
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  1399-1401
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  1.7
Weight (g):  1.02
Axis (degrees):  270.00
Provenance:  Whitting 5061. By exchange with Geoffrey C. Haines, 30th November 1965, previously ex. Grantley Collection.
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Description:  Obverse: Full-length figure of St. Demetrios, nimbate and beardless, wearing short military tunic, cuirass and sagion; holds in l. hand cross and in l. hand shield. Reverse: Bust of emperor, bearded and nimbate, wearing stemma and collar-piece.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: Δ (Demetrios) Reverse: None.

Bibliography:  LPC p.170.3

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Whitting, Philip David
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