1 Electrum Aspron Trachy, Byzantine Empire, 1143 - 1180
1 Electrum Aspron Trachy, Byzantine Empire, 1143 - 1180
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) electrum aspron trachy coin, Manuel I Comnenus
- Byzantine Empire, 1143 - 1180
- Obverse Image: Christ stands bearded on a dais wearing nimbus cross, pallium and colobium; in left hand he holds the book of Gospels; in the background reads IC - XC with a star on each side. MP- θV.
- Obverse Text: IC / XC
- Reverse Image: Manuel stands on left wearing a crown, divitision and loros and holding a sheathed sword next to St. Theodore on left who stands bearded and nimbate wearing military attire holding a sheathed sword in left hand; they hold between them a patriarchal cross with large globus at base.
- Reverse Text: MANGHΛ / θE / OW / POS
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coin
- date made
- 1143 - 1180
- period of administration
- 1143 - 1180
- 1118 - 1134
- maker
- Manuel I Emperor of Byzantium
- place made
- Byzantine Empire
- Greece: Macedonia, Thessaloníki
- Physical Description
- electrum (overall material)
- gold (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall:.57 cm x 3.31 cm; 7/32 in x 1 5/16 in
- ID Number
- NU.68.159.6119
- accession number
- 283645
- catalog number
- 68.159.6119
- Credit Line
- Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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