Miliaresion / Μιλιαρήσιον AR 23

SHH 1539

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2.60 g   22.0-23.2 mm   12:00 o'clock   VF +IhSyS XRI / STyS hICA * clockwise around cross crosslet on Globus above two steps; at centre, circular medaillon containing facing bust of Ioannes, wearing crown and loros; I // ω / A // h either side of bust, triple boarder of dots ornamented with eight equally spaced globules. +IωAhh, / Eh X'ω AVTO / CRAT, EVSEb' / bASILEVS / RωmAIω' in five lines; ornamemt with four pearls in the middle above and below; triple boarder of dots ornamented with eight equally spaced globules. Mint of Constantinopolis. BMC 5/6; Dumbarton Oaks 3/II 7a; Sear Byzantine 1792