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Monograms
Coin: 13256
Format
Coin
Numismatic Collection
Firestone
Issue
8590
Details
Notes
Legend difficult to read. Coin clipped.
Object Type
coin
Denomination
stavraton
Metal
Silver
Region
Byzantium
City
Constantinople
Ruler
John VIII Palaeologus (1392 to 1448)
Date
1425 to 1448
Obverse Figure Description
Christ, Bust, facing, Bust of Christ facing, with cross in nimbus, and usually privy marks in field. 12 pellets in outer border
Obverse Symbol
Siglon: C in left field
Reverse Figure Description
John VIII, bust, facing, Bust of emperor, nimbate, facing, 2 pellets in field
Reverse Legend
+IWANNHCΔECΠOTHCO ΠAΛΕΟΛΟΓΟC / +ΘVXAPITIBACILEVCPOMEON in two lines around bust of emperor
Reverse Symbol
Siglon: pellet in left and right field
Citations
DOC, Philip Grierson, Catalogue of Late Roman Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, 1992 p. 232 1611-1750_Class 5(a)
Sear, David R. Sear, Byzantine Coins and Their Values, 1987 cf. 2563-2564
References
DOC
Sear
Provenance
Gerhard Hirsch, Munich; Alan Stahl; 02/14/2015
Coin Description
Size
25 in mm
Die Axis
11
Weight
6.69 in grams
Accession
Accession number: 802, 2015-02-14, Gerhard Hirsch
Statement on responsible collection description
Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage.
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