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Monograms
Coin: 13258
Format
Coin
Numismatic Collection
Firestone
Issue
8591
Details
Notes
Border of pellets and stars
Object Type
coin
Denomination
half-stavraton
Metal
Silver
Region
Byzantium
City
Constantinople
Ruler
Manuel II Palaiologos (1391 to 1425)
Date
1394 to 1399
Obverse Figure Description
Christ, Bust, facing, Bust of Christ facing, holding right hand in front in gesture of benediction. Gospel book in left, and siglon in field. Border of 16 pellets between two circles of dots
Obverse Symbol
Siglon: N/A
Reverse Figure Description
Manuel II, bust, facing, Bust of emperor facing, nimbate, pellet on either side of imperial bust
Reverse Legend
+MANOVHΛ (or MANOHΛ) BACIΛEVCΟΠA ΛΕΟΛΟΓΟC
Citations
DOC 5, Philip Grierson, Michael VIII to Constantine IX 1258-1453, 1999 (1317-1327)_1320-1324
Sear, David R. Sear, Byzantine Coins and Their Values, 1987 cf. 2551
References
DOC 5
Sear
Provenance
Gerhard Hirsch, Munich; Alan Stahl; 02.14.2015;
Coin Description
Size
20 in mm
Die Axis
5
Weight
2.77 in grams
Accession
Accession number: 802, 2015-02-14, Gerhard Hirsch
Statement on responsible collection description
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