Ioannes V Palaeologus   Constantinopolis
Imperium Byzantinum
Ιωάννης E' ο Παλαιολόγος   Kωνσταντινούπολις
Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία

Basilikon / Βασιλικον AR 17

SHH 4339

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference

1,17 g   18.5-19.8 mm   12:00 o'clock   VF Nimbate bust of Christ between IC // XC with overbars, with outstretched arms above small half figure of Ioannes V who holds labarum and globus cruciger; blundered inscription on left and right; border of dots. St. Demetrius nimbate holding cross on left, and Andronicus left, hand on breast, on right, both standing facing; Λ // Η // Μ // I downward to left, A // Λ // I // (?) downward to right, and Γ // Ο // Α between their heads; boarder of dots. Mint of Constantinopolis 1341-1337 AD. BMC ---; Dumbarton Oaks 5/II 944; LPC p.120, 7; PCPC 199; Ratto ---; Sear Byzantine 2474