Objects Preserved in Gold

A scholarly catalogue of ancient gold coinage, presented as individual historical records.

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49 objects

Byzantine

AD 1347–1353

The Virgin protects the city while Christ stands with John V and John VI, preserving an ideal of concord during a civil war over the imperial throne.

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