1 Electrum Aspron Trachy, Byzantine Empire, 1143 - 1180

Description (Brief):

One (1) electrum aspron trachy coin, Manuel I Comnenus

Description (Brief)

Byzantine Empire, 1143 - 1180

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Portrait bust of Christ beardless wearing a nimbus cross, pallium, and colobium; he raises his right hand in benediction and holds a scroll in his left; on either side of nimbus : IC - XC.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: IC / XC / O / EM / MA / NG / HA

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: The Virgin stands, nimbate, on right wearing a pallium and maphorium, crowning the emperor, Manuel I, who stands on left wearing divitision and loros and holds a labarum and akakia; between their heads: MP- θV

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: MANGHΛ / ΔECΠOTH

Date Made: 1143 - 1180Period Of Administration: 1118 - 1134

Maker: Manuel I Emperor of Byzantium

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Greece: Macedonia, Thessaloníki

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Credit Line: Stack's

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.83.40.19Accession Number: 1983.0682Catalog Number: 83.40.19

Object Name: Coin

Physical Description: metal, electrum (overall material)metal, gold (overall material)Measurements: overall: .1 mm x 33.5 mm; in x 1 5/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-a0b4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1801337

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