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1929aALEXIUS AE TETARTERON S-1929 DOC 38 CLBC 2.4
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1929 ALEXIUS AE TETARTERON S-1929 DOC 38 CLBC 2.4
OBV Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds gospels open in l. hand. Pellet in each limb of nimbus cross.
REV. Bust facing wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger, and in l. Globus cruciger.
Size 19.11mm
Weight 2.6gm
This is a Thessalonica minted coin, it contains no silver. It is believed to be valued at 1/864 Hyperpyron and the Metropolitan (Constantinople) issues at 1/288 Hyperpyron. This coins are much more common than Metropolitan coins and very abundant in today’s marketplace.
DOC lists 9 examples with weight s running from 1.82gm to 5.10gm and size from 18mm to 22mm
My nicest example. Very Fine
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