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MEDIEVAL COIN — Anonymous, Byzantine

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Written by: Thomas HaddadSenior Specialist · Antiquities
Antiquities · Catalogue no. 517141
Anonymous, Byzantine

MEDIEVAL COIN

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byThe Portable Antiquities Scheme via Europeana
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A Byzantine copper-alloy billon aspron trachy of Isaac Comnenus (1184-1191), usurper in Cyprus. Mint of Cyprus.Ref.: Dumbarton Oaks Vol IV, Part 1, p. 359, cf. 2.3.Dimensions: 31mm diameter, 0.6mm thick. Weight: 4.12g.

Artist / MakerAnonymous, Byzantine
Date1184
Culture / OriginByzantine, United Kingdom
DepartmentByzantine
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