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ID number:  BIRBI-B6468
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:  John VII Palaiologos; Constantinople
Denomination:  Tornese
Place made:  Eurasia: Istanbul
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  1399-1423
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  1.9
Weight (g):  1.45
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Whitting 5677. ex. James R. Stewart Collection, 30th January 1968, previously ex. Grantley Collection.
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Description:  Obverse: Full-length figure of Saints Helena and Constantine, nimbate, holding between them Patriarchal Cross with lower transverse bar; both wear stemma, collar-piece and loros. Reverse: Bust of emperor, bearded and nimbate, wearing stemma and collar with three tippets; holds cross topped sceptre.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: None. Reverse: IWAN…CЄN… (John)

Bibliography:  LPC p.170.2

5 Related People

Stewart, James R.
Australian
03 Jul 1913
06 Feb 1962
John VII Palaiologos
Byzantine
1370
1408
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Whitting, Philip David
British
1903
1988
Lord Grantley
British
01 Oct 1855
05 Aug 1943
Constantinople
Roman;Byzantine


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