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Hyperpyron of John II (Third Coinage)
Byzantine
Byzantine Period
A.D. 1137–1143?
Object Place: Byzantine Empire, Constantinople (Istanbul), Middle East; Mint: Constantinople
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm; Weight: 4.23 gm; Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.426
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Christ, bearded and nimbate, seated upon throne with back; holds Gospel in l. hand. Pellet in each limb of nimbus cross. Reverse: Full-length figure of emperor on l., crowned by Virgin. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, collar-piece with five jewels, and paneled loros of simplified type; holds in r. hand globus cruciger. Virgin wears tunic and maphorion.
ProvenanceAnonymous gift in memory of Zoe Wilbour (1864-1885).