hyperpyron / Gold

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Record Details

Object Identifier
1991.02.0954
Object Name
hyperpyron
Object Type
Coins
Materials
Gold
Weight
4.33
Quantity
1
Inscribed
161
Artifact Obverse Inscription
To right, down [the Virgin].
Artifact Reverse Inscription
to left and right above IC XC
Verbatim Date
1222-1254 AD
Denomination
4168
Authority
4668
Mint
3075
Countermark
161
Coin Obverse Description
John left, standing facing, crowned by Virgin standing right, facing. John wears crown, tunic, sash and mantle, and holds labarum in right hand, sheathed sword in right. The Virgin wears nimbus, veil, tunic, and mantle.
Coin Obverse Inscription
To right, down [the Virgin].
Coin Reverse Description
Christ enthroned facing, in left hand book of Gospels, right hand raised in benediction.
Inscription Obverse Text
To right, down [the Virgin].
Type Category
24

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2272 x 1704
File Size
156 KB
Record
1991.02.0954
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1991.02.0954/1991_02_0954p02.tif

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"hyperpyron; Gold." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1991.02.0954/1991_02_0954p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.
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