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Hyperpyron - John II Comnenus
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states) |
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| Year | 1137-1143 |
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| Diameter | 31 mm |
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| Reverse description | Emperor John II Comnenus standing to the left, wearing crown, divitision, and loros, receiving a patriarchal cross jointly held with the Virgin Mary (Theotokos), who stands to the right, nimbate and robed in maphorion. Both figures are crowned and nimbed; the Virgin's nimbus bears a star. Greek inscriptions identify the emperor and the Virgin in the field, distributed across multiple lines. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (1137-1143) |
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