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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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