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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Byzantine Coins| > |The Restored Empire| > |John VIII| > SH10989
Byzantine Empire, John VIII Palaeologus, 19 January 1421 - 31 October 1448 A.D.
|John| |VIII|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |John| |VIII| |Palaeologus,| |19| |January| |1421| |-| |31| |October| |1448| |A.D.|, "CONSTANTINOPOLIS (Istanbul, Turkey - 41°02'N, 28°57'E), founded as Byzantium about 660 BC by Greeks from Megara, is located on the European side of the southern end of the Bosporus. It became a Roman ally in the second century BC, and maintained independent status until at least the first century AD. It was destroyed by Septimius Severus for aiding Pescennius Niger, but rebuilt within the same reign. Constantine I re-founded it as his capital, gave it his name, and opened a mint which struck for over 1,100 years under the Romans and Byzantines. It became the capital of the Byzantine Empire."- from Moneta Historical Research by Tom Schroer
SH10989. Silver half stavraton, SBCV 2565, DOC V 1765 (variety 2b), VF, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 3.492g, maximum diameter 19.5mm, die axis 180o, obverse bust of Christ facing, cross nimbus, tunic and himation, right hand raised in benediction, Gospels in left hand, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Jesus Christ) across field, double border with eight pellets between; reverse + IWANHC BACIΛEVC O ΠAΛEOΛ (King John Palaeologus, blundered), bust of John VIII facing, bearded, nimbate, wears crown with pendilia and scalloped tippet, pellet in each field; ex Colosseum Coin Exchange; scarce; SOLD










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