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Electrum Coin (Trachy) of Isaac II
1185-1195 (Medieval)
The obverse shows the Virgin enthroned, the reverse --the emperor crowned by Archangel Michael.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Private collection [acquired in Rome]; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by gift.
Geographies
Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 1 in. (2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift, 1941
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.580