1/2 Tetarteron of John II Komnenos from Thessalonica Artist: Unknown
Mint: Thessalonica (Macedonia)
Ruler: John II Komnenos, 1087–1143

1118–22 (?)

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Copper

Dimensions

1.68 g, 6:00, 17.6 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.21217

Geography

Made in Thessalonica, Macedonia

Culture

Byzantine

Period

12th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Legend, in two columnar groups. Bust of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic, breastplate, and sagion; holds in r. hand sword, and in l. shield

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: legend. Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, and collar-piece, and paneled loros of simplified type; holds in r. hand labarum-headed scepter, and in l., gl. cr.
Provenance
Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

coins, money, tetartera

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