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Hyperpyron (Coin) of John II Comnenus

1118-1143

Byzantine

Greece

The front (obverse) of this coin shows Christ in majesty, facing frontal.

On the back (reverse) the Virgin Mary crowns emperor John II Comnenus.

Gold

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium