| The Saints on Coins |  |
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| Byzantine Empire, Manuel I Comnenus, 8 April 1143 - 24 September 1180 A.D. |   | Saint George (c. 275-281 - April 23, 303) was a soldier of the Roman Empire from Anatolia, who was venerated as a Christian martyr. Immortalised in the tale of George and the Dragon, he is the patron saint of England, Greece, Portugal, Russia, and many other countries, cities and organizations. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George |
| BZ62046. Bronze half tetarteron, SBCV 1980; DOC IV, part 1, 23, VF, uneven strike, weight 1.079 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 180o, uncertain Greek mint, 1152 - c. 1160 A.D.; obverse Θ / Γ/ε−ωΡ/ΓΙ/ΟC, bust of St. George facing, beardless, wearing nimbus, tunic, cuirass, and sagion, spear in right, shield in left; reverse ΜΑΝΥΗ ∆εCΠΟΤ, Manuel, bust facing, wearing crown and loros, labarum in right, globus cruciger in left; $25.00 (€19.25) |
| Byzantine Empire, Manuel I Comnenus, 8 April 1143 - 24 September 1180 A.D. |  | Saint George (c. 275-281–April 23, 303) was a soldier of the Roman Empire from Anatolia, who was venerated as a Christian martyr. Immortalised in the tale of George and the Dragon, he is the patron saint of England, Greece, Portugal, Russia, and many other countries, cities and organizations. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George |
| BB51319. Bronze half tetarteron, SBCV 1980; DOC IV, part 1, 23, aVF, uneven strike, weight 1.956 g, maximum diameter 16.5 mm, die axis 225o, uncertain Greek mint, 1152 - c. 1160 A.D.; obverse Θ / Γ/ε−ωΡ/ΓΙ/ΟC (or similar), bust of St. George facing, beardless, wearing nimbus, tunic, cuirass, and sagion, spear in right, shield in left; reverse ΜΑΝΥΗ ∆εCΠΟΤ, Manuel, bust facing, wearing crown and loros, labarum in right, globus cruciger in left; $24.00 (€18.48) |
| Byzantine Empire, Manuel I Comnenus, 8 April 1143 - 24 September 1180 A.D. |  | Saint George (c. 275-281–April 23, 303) was a soldier of the Roman Empire from Anatolia, who was venerated as a Christian martyr. Immortalised in the tale of George and the Dragon, he is the patron saint of England, Greece, Portugal, Russia, and many other countries, cities and organizations. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George |
| BB51313. Bronze half tetarteron, SBCV 1980; DOC IV, part 1, 23, F, uneven strike, weight 2.905 g, maximum diameter 18.6 mm, die axis 180o, uncertain Greek mint, 1152 - c. 1160 A.D.; obverse Θ / Γ/ε−ωΡ/ΓΙ/ΟC (or similar), bust of St. George facing, beardless, wearing nimbus, tunic, cuirass, and sagion, spear in right, shield in left; reverse ΜΑΝΥΗ ∆εCΠΟΤ, Manuel, bust facing, wearing crown and loros, labarum in right, globus cruciger in left; nice green patina; $23.00 (€17.71) |
| Byzantine Empire, Manuel I Comnenus, 8 April 1143 - 24 September 1180 A.D. |  | Saint George (c. 275-281–April 23, 303) was a soldier of the Roman Empire from Anatolia, who was venerated as a Christian martyr. Immortalised in the tale of George and the Dragon, he is the patron saint of England, Greece, Portugal, Russia, and many other countries, cities and organizations. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George |
| BB62054. Bronze half tetarteron, SBCV 1980; DOC IV, part 1, 23, F, weight 2.153 g, maximum diameter 18.1 mm, die axis 180o, uncertain Greek mint, 1152 - c. 1160 A.D.; obverse Θ / Γ/ε−ωΡ/ΓΙ/ΟC, bust of St. George facing, beardless, wearing nimbus, tunic, cuirass, and sagion, spear in right, shield in left; reverse ΜΑΝΥΗ ∆εCΠΟΤ, Manuel, bust facing, wearing crown and loros, labarum in right, globus cruciger in left; $22.00 (€16.94) |
| Byzantine Empire, Manuel I Comnenus, 8 April 1143 - 24 September 1180 A.D. |  | Saint George (c. 275-281–April 23, 303) was a soldier of the Roman Empire from Anatolia, who was venerated as a Christian martyr. Immortalised in the tale of George and the Dragon, he is the patron saint of England, Greece, Portugal, Russia, and many other countries, cities and organizations. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George |
| BB62162. Bronze half tetarteron, SBCV 1980; DOC IV, part 1, 23, F, uneven strike, weight 2.003 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 180o, uncertain Greek mint, 1152 - c. 1160 A.D.; obverse Θ / Γ/ε−ωΡ/ΓΙ/ΟC (or similar), bust of St. George facing, beardless, wearing nimbus, tunic, cuirass, and sagion, spear in right, shield in left; reverse ΜΑΝΥΗ ∆εCΠΟΤ, Manuel, bust facing, wearing crown and loros, labarum in right, globus cruciger in left; overstruck on part of a cut-up older coin; $17.00 (€13.09) |
| Byzantine Empire, Lead Bulla Seal, c. 10th - 11th Century |  | A Bulla (plural, Bullae), is a lump of clay or lead molded around a cord and stamped with a seal that identifies the sender. With a bulla in place a container cannot be violated without visible damage to either the bulla or the cord, thereby ensuring the contents remain tamper-proof until they reach their destination. |
| BB53362. Lead bulla (tag seal), weight 5.503 g, maximum diameter 23.1 mm, obverse bust of saint (St. George) facing, holding spear and shield; reverse Greek inscription; ex Alex G. Malloy; $12.00 (€9.24) |
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