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Record Number: 5067 Author(s)/Creator(s): Contributor(s): Title: What the Genoese Cast upon Helena Dragash's Head: Coins Not "Confecti" [argues, based on evidence from the acccount book of the Genoese commune in Pera, that the Genoese showered Helena Dragash with coins when she made her ceremonial entrance into Constantinople a few days prior to her wedding]. Source: Byzantinische Forschungen 20, ( 1994): Pages 235 - 246. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Account Books Byzantium Ceremonies Coins Empresses Genoese Helena Dragas, Wife of Manuel II Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor Marriage Award Note: Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean;Italy Century: 14 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1994. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 01675346

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