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ID:     711673
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Byzantine
Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Issuer:     Manuel I, Comnenus
Date Ruled:     1143-1180 AD
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Hyperpyron
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 1143-1180
Weight:     4.22 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     +KERO HQEI IC XC
Obverse Description:     Facing bust of Christ, raising hand in blessing and holding Gospels; nimbus with quincunx in arms of cross
Reverse Legend:     MA NOV HL DEC PO T TW POP FV POG NH T
Reverse Description:     Legend in columns, Manuel standing facing, crowned by manus Dei, holding labarum and patriarchal globus; six jewels on collar, pellet on chlamys
Mint:     Constantinople
Primary Reference:     DOC IV 1a.1
Reference2:     SB 1956
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=76901
Grade:     EF, nice sharp strike, typical double striking on reverse
Notes:     Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1673 ($500)