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2372Gold tetartera  

SCOPE NOTE

  • Light weight gold Byzantine coins that were introduced by the Emperor Nikephoros II (963-969 CE). The coins weighed 22 carats instead of the 24 of the older solidi. They continued to be struck by every successor of Nikephoros II until 1092 CE.

SOURCE

  • Grierson 1999
  • Hendy 1999
  • Laiou & Morrisson 2008

CONTRIBUTOR

  • Katsiadakis Helen (AA)

CREATOR

  • Iakovidou Athena (AA)

NOTATION

  • 2372

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https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/2372

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