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1/4 Hyperpyron - Manuel II Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 1403-1425 |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Obverse description | Facing nimbed bust of Christ Pantokrator set within a mandorla or oval nimbus, depicted in the Byzantine hieratic tradition with draped robes and right hand raised in benediction. The nimbate head is surrounded by a cross-nimbus, with the characteristic IC XC Christogram abbreviation flanking the effigy in the field. The entire central design is enclosed within a beaded or rope-bordered inner circle, itself surrounded by an elaborate foliate or scalloped outer border typical of late Palaiologan coinage. The relief is relatively low, consistent with hammered silver fabric of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | IC XC (Translation: Jesus Christ) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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