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ID:
1112
Type:
Byzantine
Region:
BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Issuer:
Manuel I, Comnenus
Date Ruled:
AD 1143-1180
Metal:
Bronze
Denomination:
Tetarteron
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
AD 1143-1180
Diameter:
17.9 mm
Weight:
2.7 g
Die Axis:
6 h
Obverse Description:
Bust of St. George facing, beardless, wearing nimbus, tunic, cuirass, and sagion and holding spear and shield, to left Θ / Γ / Σ , to right W / ΓI / O / C
Reverse Legend:
ΜΑΝΥΗΛ ∆ΣCΠΟΤ or similar
Reverse Description:
Manual, bust facing, wearing crown and loros and holding labarum and globus cruciger
Primary Reference:
SBCV 1975
Reference2:
DOC 18.1-23
Photograph Credit:
FORUM ANCIENT COINS
Source:
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=3006
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