Byzantine Coins of Andronicus I

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Andronicus I, September 1183 - 12 September 1185 A.D.

Andronicus was a wanderer and soldier of fortune. His reign was short and violent. When called to the throne to replace his cousin, Manuel I, he was determined to eliminate corruption. When the Normans sacked Thessalonica and Constantinople was threatened, Andronicus was killed by a mob.

BZ36582. Billon aspron trachy nomisma, SBCV 1985; DOC IV, part 1, 3, gVF, some flat areas, weight 4.357 g, maximum diameter 30.3 mm, die axis 180^o, obverse MP - QV (Mother of God), the Virgin standing facing on dais, nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorium; she holds before her the nimbate head of the infant Christ; reverse ANDRONIKOC DeCPOTHC (or similar), Christ, on right, standing, I C - X on sides of nimbus, wearing pallium and colobium, Gospels in left, crowns emperor with right; Andronicus, on left, wearing divitision and loros, labarum in right, globus cruciger in left; nice readable reverse legend; $95.00 (�66.03)

BZ36595. Billon aspron trachy nomisma, SBCV 1985; DOC IV, part 1, 3, gVF, weight 3.553 g, maximum diameter 29.3 mm, die axis 180^o, obverse MP - QV (Mother of God), the Virgin standing facing on dais, nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorium; she holds before her the nimbate head of the infant Christ; reverse ANDRONIKOC DeCPOTHC (or similar), Christ, standing, on right, nimbate, wearing pallium and colobium, Gospels in left, crowns emperor with right; Andronicus, on left, wearing divitision and loros, labarum in right, globus cruciger in left; $75.00 (�52.13)

BZ36572. Bronze half tetarteron, SBCV 1989; DOC IV, part 1, 8, F, weight 1.909 g, maximum diameter 18.3 mm, die axis 180^o, uncertain Greek mint, obverse facing bust of the Virgin orans, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium, the nimbate head of the infant Christ at her waist, MP - QV (Mother of God); reverse AND, half-length figure of Andronicus facing with forked beard, wearing crown scaramangion and sagion, holding labarum and globus cruciger; extremely rare; $50.00 (�34.75)

BZ36579. Bronze tetarteron, SBCV 1987; DOC IV, part 1, 6, F, weight 4.173 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 180^o, Thessalonica mint, obverse facing bust of the Virgin orans, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium, the nimbate infant Christ in her garment before her, MP - QV (Mother of God); reverse ANDRONIKOC, half-length figure of Andronicus facing with forked beard, wearing crown, scaramangion and sagion, holding labarum and globus cruciger; $45.00 (�31.27)

BZ36584. Billon aspron trachy nomisma, SBCV 1985; DOC IV, part 1, 3, aVF, weight 3.954 g, maximum diameter 26.6 mm, die axis 180^o, obverse MP - QV (Mother of God), the Virgin standing facing on dais, nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorium; she holds before her the nimbate head of the infant Christ; reverse ANDRONIKOC DeCPOTHC (or similar), Christ, standing, on right, nimbate, wearing pallium and colobium, Gospels in left, crowns emperor with right; Andronicus, on left, wearing divitision and loros, labarum in right, globus cruciger in left; $30.00 (�20.85)

BZ36585. Billon aspron trachy nomisma, SBCV 1985; DOC IV, part 1, 3, aVF, encrusted, weight 3.264 g, maximum diameter 29.4 mm, die axis 180^o, obverse MP - QV (Mother of God), the Virgin standing facing on dais, nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorium; she holds before her the nimbate head of the infant Christ; reverse ANDRONIKOC DeCPOTHC (or similar), Christ, standing, on right, nimbate, wearing pallium and colobium, Gospels in left, crowns emperor with right; Andronicus, on left, wearing divitision and loros, labarum in right, globus cruciger in left; $25.00 (�17.38)

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