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Miliaresion - Michael VII Doukas
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states) |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | The Theotokos (Mother of God) depicted in the orans posture, standing facing front with both arms raised and hands open in prayer. The figure is rendered in the hieratic Byzantine style with stylized drapery folds. A circular legend in Greek characters surrounds the central image, invoking divine intercession. The scyphate flan imparts a characteristic concavity to the design, consistent with late 11th-century Byzantine silver coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Emperor Michael VII Doukas depicted standing facing, bearded, in full military attire consisting of a loros or military garment, wearing an imperial crown with pendilia hanging at either side. He holds a long cross-staff in his right hand and rests his left hand upon a sword in its sceath at his side. An occasional dot appears in the field beneath his right elbow or to the left of his right leg. The surrounding legend in Greek identifies the emperor by name and title. |
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