E-auction 122-65275 - bby_354517 - JOHN II KOMNENOS Tetarteron
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| Estimate : | 55 € |
| Price : | 40 € |
| Maximum bid : | 60 € |
| End of the sale : | 17 August 2015 15:48:00 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Tetarteron
Date: 1118-1143
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : copper
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,27 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais et irrégulier bien centré des deux côtés. Frappe un peu molle au droit. Joli revers à l’usure régulière. Belle patine vert foncé
Obverse
Obverse description : La Vierge Marie nimbée debout de face vêtue du pallium et du maphorium priant de face.
Obverse legend : MR - QU
Obverse translation : (Mère de Dieu).
Reverse
Reverse description : Jean II couronné, debout de face, vêtu du loros et du divitision, tenant le globe crucigère de la main droite et un long sceptre cruciforme de la main droite.
Reverse legend : [Iw DESPOT] - Tw PORFUROGENHT
Reverse translation : (Jean despote né dans la pourpre).
Commentary
Poids léger. La fin de légende de droit est bien visible sur cet exemplaire.
Lightweight. The end of the legal legend is clearly visible on this example.
Lightweight. The end of the legal legend is clearly visible on this example.
Historical background
JOHN II KOMNENOS
(15/08/1118 - 8/041143)
Jean II, eldest son of Alexis Comnenus succeeded him on the throne of Byzantium on August 15, 1118 despite the opposition of his sister Anne. His reign marks a return of the empire to the international scene. Antioch was taken over while John II's Balkan policy allowed him to win diplomatically over the Serbs. He allied himself with the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in order to counterbalance the growing power of the Normans in southern Italy and Sicily. Domestically, he tried to reduce the commercial advantages of the Venetians granted by his father, Alexios. After twenty five years of reign, he died in a hunting accident.
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