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Byzantine Coin
Byzantine Coin
Byzantine Coin

Byzantine Coin

Associated (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1068-1071
Mediumgold metal
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions2.6cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1961 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG007678
About MeThis coin in a leather pouch was given to James McBey by his wife Marguerite on 23rd December 1957 (his birthday).
It bears the image of Christ standing on a footstool and crowning the Emperor of Byzantium Romanus IV Diogenes & his wife, Eudocia Macrembolitissa, as Emporor and Emporess of Byzantium. Romanus IV married Eudocia, who was the widow of the emperor Constantine X Ducas, in 1068 and this coin must date 1068–1071 when Romanus IV was blinded and exiled to the island of Prote in the Sea of Marmara, where he died.


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