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1 Grosso - Theodore I Palaeologus
| Issuer | March of Montferrat (Montferrat, Italian States) |
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| Year | 1307-1338 |
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| Reference(s) | MIR PSLC#378 II#3-8 |
| Obverse description | Two standing figures face one another across a central vertical bar: at left, the Marquis Theodore I Palaeologus depicted in full regalia, and at right, Saint Martin of Tours, who presents a banner or standard to the Marquis. Both figures are rendered in the flat, hieratic Byzantine-influenced style typical of North Italian medieval coinage. A Latin legend runs along the outer border of the coin, partially visible around the circumference of the irregularly shaped flan. |
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| Reverse description | Jesus Christ enthroned in majesty, shown frontally in a seated position upon an ornate throne with beaded armrests, his nimbus clearly rendered with radiating lines. He holds a book of the Gospels against his chest with his left arm, while his right hand is raised in a gesture of benediction. The figure is executed in a bold, Byzantine-inflected style with careful drapery folds indicated by incised lines. A Latin legend encircles the design in the border of the coin. |
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| Reverse lettering | (Translation: Saint John the Baptist.) |
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