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ID number:  BIRBI-B6458
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. C. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey; 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):  1.6
Weight (g):  1.10
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Haines 2691. A. H. Baldwin, 1950, 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; holds in l. hand sceptre.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: Δ MI TP C (Demetrios) Reverse: None.

Bibliography:  LPC p.170.3

5 Related People

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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Manouel II Palaiologos
Byzantine
1350
1425
Constantinople
Roman;Byzantine


John VII Palaiologos
Byzantine
1370
1408
Lord Grantley
British
01 Oct 1855
05 Aug 1943
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