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Title: Glossary Post by: Sedor on August 15, 2011, 02:51:09 PM A Akakia - A cylindrical purple silk roll containing dust, held by the Byzantine emperors during ceremonies. It was intended to remind the emperor of his mortality. Also see - mappa Anexikakia - see akakia Archangel Michael - (http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSD9TcBszxCMgHeTPj0IpkaQlubwrqlBbf-U2Tuy7rYtVKX_5uN-w) - A chief commander of all the bodiless powers. On the coins he is usually depicted as angel in military attire, holding sword and sometimes globus cruciger Aspra - Bulgarian silver coin Aspron - Trebizond silver coins Assarion - Byzantine copper coins B Basileus - Byzantine imperial title Basilikon - Byzantine silver coin Billon - An alloy of bronze (which consists of copper and tin) and silver, with more than 50% bronze Bronze - An alloy of copper and tin C Chi-Rho - (http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRGrGlI2CvzGLh28lb7UW_Yk7WZz0FynbD7sVyFfL_icHtUs5fUSg) - A monogram made up of the Greek letters Chi and Rho Chlamys - Imperial cloack, held on with a clasp at the shoulder, and nearly reached the ground at front and back Christ Chalkit - (http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR0-nAGtps5lau0e0EA3ei84762andGxTDyqzKnyrJ_ztgQ4ZwV) - Full length facing-standing figure of Christ, blessing with His Right and holding Gospel with His left hand Christ Emmanuel - (http://www.iconsexplained.com/iec/lib/02083_christ_emmanuel.jpg) - young, beardless Christ Christ Pantocrator - (http://www.iconsexplained.com/iec/lib/00058_christ_pantocrator_mosaic_hagia_sophia_656x800.jpg) - Christogram - see Chi-Rho Concave - like cupboard form Cross potent - (http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT_-SmCdL4cYg0Lr1PFuSMsQfhAYdRvKABNDooyXN6hDMirdaIC) Cuirassed - Wearing a cuirass, the top section of a suit of armour. Used to describe the bust of an emperor. Often used together with draped, as "draped and cuirassed," in which case only a fraction of the armour might be visible. D Decanummium - Byzantine bronze coin equal to 10 nummi Despot(Greek - master) - official high title, usually given by the emperor Diadem - An ornate headband, tied at the back Die - In connection with coins, this means the stamp which placed the impression or design on a blank coin flan Divitision - Imperial attire, imperial robe with long sleeves, reaching the legs of the ruler. Usually worn under Chlamys, loros or sagion Drapped - Wearing clothing other than armour. Used to describe the bust of an emperor. Wearing clothing without armour would be "draped"; wearing something such as a cloak over armour would be called "draped and cuirassed". E Exegurial line - a line drawn to separate space from the rest of the coin in the reverse Exergue(ex.) - A space at the bottom of the reverse of a coin. There is, a line(exegurial line) drawn to separate this space from the rest of the coin. Mint Marks and sometimes officina letters are placed there. F Flan - The blank from which a coin is struck. It can be either flat or concaved. In the catalogue all coins are flat if not described as concaved Follis - Byzantine bronze coin equal to 40 nummi. Most of them have marking sign M on the reverse G Grosh - Bulgarian silver coin H Heavenly Image - (http://www.iconsexplained.com/iec/lib/00044_christ_acheiropoietos_tnl.jpg) - The history of the icon of Christ "not made by hand" goes back to a miracle that Jesus performed for king Abgar of Edessa when, at the king's request, Jesus restored the king's health by sending him an imprint of his Holy Face on a linnen cloth. It’s really the first Christian icon, but unfortunately disappeared after the 4ft Crusade. Hyperpyronus - concaved gold or electron Byzantine and Bulgarian coin. I Indiction - 15-year-cycle K Knjaz or Knez - Slavonic title equal to king or prince L Labarum - Military flag Legend - Inscriptions of the coin, except letters marking officinas, indictions and value, as well as letters in the fields Loros - Part from the imperial attire, a symbol of triumph. It is a large piece of cloth, usually decorated with gold and gems, belted and going over the left arm of the ruler Title: Re: Glossary Post by: Sedor on November 13, 2011, 12:14:02 PM M Maniakion - a golden necklace, part of the imperial attire Manus Dei(Latin - the hand of God) - Mappa - a scroll, like akakia Milaresion - heavy silver Byzantine coin. The nominal was officially introduced by the Romans Mint mark or Mintmark - A sequence of letters or symbols that show which mint struck the coin Monogram - Two or more letters combined into a single design Monogram "Tsar" - (http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRibsTAoKtzK-ycEHuN_rRoBOoZTB_JSFRjV3ccU0S59tcV5Fn8xQ) - monogram of the title tsar - the slavonic word and title for "emperor". It consist of 2 letters - Ц and Р. Used on Bulgarians and Serbian coins N Nimbate - nimbus or halo surrounding the head Nummus - small Byzantine bronze coin O Officina letter - letter marking the workshop within the mint, that produced it P Paludamentum - a cloak or cape fastened at one shoulder, worn by military commanders and (less often) by their troops Patriarch cross - (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/PatriarchsCross.svg/142px-PatriarchsCross.svg.png) Pendilia - pendant or dangling ornaments for crowns Politikon - billon Byzantine coin S Scyphate - a term frequently used in numismatics to refer to the concave or "cup-shaped" Byzantine coins of the 11th–14th centuries Scipio - Ivory scepter, surmounted by eagle. Semissis - Byzantine gold coin equal to half solidus. The coin was officially introduced by emperor Constantine the Great Seraph - (http://www.iconsoflight.com/seraph-s.jpg) type of celestial fiery six-winged being. Siliqua - Byzantine silver coin. Solid - Byzantine gold coin. The highest nominal. The coin was officially introduced by emperor Constantine the Great Srebrenik - Russian silver coin Stemma - Byzantine and Bulgarian imperial crown. Usually decorated with pendilia T Tremissis - Byzantine gold coin equal to 1/3 solid. The coin was officially introduced by emperor Constantine I the Great Tsar - Slavonic title equal to emperor. V Virgin Hagiosoritissa - (http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRwanYhSqpS6pWHnyjmyHK9CD3buRyl6cIupYMMb0xwZBWmnTICYg) Virgin Omen - (http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQMUB8vFVg1ye7Zcb-w-htYkTokiXPVLocU6HlNhXft3j9vmK6P) Virgin Orans - (http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQJGuEmwb65NKv6R1GS4NS5VCaA1mKj2fPG-hnOqEeyD2GQbORa3g) |