Hyperpyron (Coin) of John II Comnenus

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

1118-1143

Byzantine

On the front (obverse) of this coin, Christ is shown in majesty.
On the back (reverse), the virgin Mary crowns a standing emperor John II Comnenus, who stands holding a globe which is topped by a cross.

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Byzantine
Title: Hyperpyron (Coin) of John II Comnenus
Place: Greece (Minted in)
Date: Struck 1118–1143
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.7 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne
Reference Number: 1940.29
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Karen B. Alexander, “From Plaster to Stone: Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago,” in Karen Manchester, Recasting the Past: Collecting and Presenting Antiquities at the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012), p. 29.

Emily Crane Chadbourne (1871- 1964), Paris, London, and Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1940.

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