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The 12,000 coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and the Whittemore Collection at the Fogg Art Museum form one of the greatest specialized collections of Byzantine coins in the world. The catalogue, edited by Alfred R. Bellinger and Philip Grierson, publishes the majority of these coins, dating between 491 and 1453, in five volumes. The third volume in this catalogue is in two parts. Part I examines Leo III to Michael III (717–867) and Part II covers the period between Basil I and Nicephorus III (867–1081). Continuing the practice established in volume two, an extensive general introduction treats the historical background, the monetary system, mints and mint activity, and types and inscriptions, while the introduction to each reign covers chronology, main features of the coinage, and types issued by mint.

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This volume’s plates provide the best existing collection of numismatic material that any art historian could desire… Grierson has paid much attention to correspondences and comparisons between representations on coins and such other decorations as frescoes, mosaics, manuscripts, etc. In volume three of this series, Part I covers the period between Leo III to Michale III (867–1081), while Part II covers Bail I to Nicephorus III (867–1081). * Art Bulletin *

This volume's plates provide the best existing collection of numismatic material that any art historian could desire...Grierson has paid much attention to correspondences and comparisons between representations on coins and such other decorations as frescoes, mosaics, manuscripts, etc. In volume three of this series, Part I covers the period between Leo III to Michale III (867-1081), while Part II covers Bail I to Nicephorus III (867-1081).

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Philip Grierson (1910–2006) was a British historian, numismatist, and Professor of Numismatics at Cambridge University, as well as a fellow of Gonville and Caius College. Alfred Raymond Bellinger (1893–1978) was an American archaeologist and numismatist. He taught at Yale University.

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