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Aspron Trachy of John II (Variety II.A)
Byzantine
Byzantine Period
A.D. 1118–1122?
Mint: Constantinople
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm; Weight: 4.36 gm; Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.377
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back; r. hand raised in benediction, holds Gospel in l. Triangle of pellets at each end of cushion on throne. Reverse: Full-length figure of emperor on l., and of St. George, nimbate and beardless, holding between them patriarchal cross on long shaft at the base of which are three steps. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, and chlamys; saint wears short military tunic, breastplate, and sagion, holds sword in l. hand.
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed in Greek above "IC XC".