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Hyperpyron (Coin) of John II Comnenus

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Date: 1118-1143
Medium: Gold
Culture: Greece
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 36670

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On the front (obverse) of this coin, Christ is shown in majesty. On the back (reverse), the virgin Mary crowns a standing emperor John II Comnenus, who stands holding a globe which is topped by a cross.

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Credit line: Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne
Provenance: Emily Crane Chadbourne (1871- 1964), Paris, London, and Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1940.

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Object type: AAT300037334

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