Christ Pantokrator

I'll add that to my collection as well.

 

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A wonderful coin - here's mine of Giovanni Soranzo successor to Marino Zorzi who was direct successor to your Doge.

Italy, Venice, Giovanni Soranzo, AD 1312-1328, AR Grosso
Right: IO SVPANTIO SM VENETI, Doge and St. Mark standing facing, holding banner between them DVX going down
Left: IC - XC, Christ Pantocrator enthroned facing

 

That's a lovely coin. Thanks for sharing.

 

Venetian matapan is copied by Serbian Medieval Rulers Dragutin and Milutin.
Beside the banner stands REX instead of DVX.

King Stefan Dragutin (1276-1282), Medieval Serbia, silver dinar.
Obverse: King receiving banner from St. Stephen (nimbate), Latin legend STEFAN REX STEFAN
Reverse: Christ enthroned, holding Book of Gospels. Latin legend IC- XC

King Stefan Uros II Milutin (1282 - 1321), Medieval Serbia, silver dinar.
Obverse: King receiving banner from St. Stefan, Latin legend: VROSIUS REX S STEFAN
Reverse: Christ enthroned, holding Book of Gospels, Latin legend: IC – XC

Version with cross instead of banner:
King Stefan Uros II Milutin (1282-1321), silver dinar.
Obverse: King (bare-headed) receiving patriarchal cross from St. Stephen (nimbate), VROSIVS / REX / S STEFAN
Reverse: Christ enthroned, holding Book of Gospels, IC-XC

 

As some of you have already posted, the Venetian Grosso was the model for several coins in Eastern Christendom, including the following coins:

Byzantine Empire: Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX (1295-1320) AR Basilikon, Constantinople (Sear 2402; DOC V.534; LPC 88.35; PCPC 167)

Obv: KVPIЄ-BOHΘЄI; Christ enthroned facing on backless throne, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, right hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels in left; IC-XC across fields; large dot below each elbow of Christ
Rev: AVTOKPATO-PЄC POMAIШN; Andronicus II bearded and Michael IX with mustache, each standing facing, wearing crown, saccos and loros, both holding labarum between them with circle on shaft below banner



Bulgaria: Mihail Assen III Šišman (1323-1330) AR Grosh (Raduchev & Zhekov Type 1.11.3)

Obv: Christ enthroned facing on backless throne, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, right hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels in left; IC-XC across fields
Rev: MICHAEL ASENX (S retrograde), Mihail and St. Mark (?) standing facing, holding banner between them; I/P to left of banner

 

There are two references I use that are both free:

Corpus Nummorum Italicorum, Volume VII at http://www.numismaticadellostato.it/web/pns/iuno-moneta/biblioteca/corpus

Paolucci's 1st edition of The Coinage of the Doges of Venice at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/7478

 

Absolutely lovely coins!

 

Constantine VII Solidus

 

Another beauty!

 

Below is a link to a very brief but well-written summary that those who have posted here may find interesting. It was written by a wonderful friend of mine, Ken Baumheckel, who passed away far too young. His broad, eclectic knowledge of ancient numismatics and ancient holy land oil lamps was outstanding -- almost encyclopedic! Thanks to the ACCLA for still hosting some of his material online!

http://www.accla.org/actaaccla/baumheckel.html

 

A wonderful article. Thank you for posting this.