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 | | This Russian silver proof coin, with the official name "Historical Series: Theophanes the Greek” was issued on July 1, 2004 to celebrate the master Byzantine painter. |
 | | Theophanes the Greek (Feofan Grek in Russian) was born in Constantinople (today’s Istanbul, Turkey) around 1330, and became one of the leading Byzantine painters of murals, icons, and religious miniatures. |
 | | Well-read in religious literature and art before his arrival in Novgorod, Russia around 1378, he became a prolific and influential decorator of churches in the region. |
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