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BYZANTINE, ALEXIUS I, AE TETARTERON S-1929 DOC 38 CLBC 2.4.5
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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.
DOC lists 9 examples with weight s running from 1.82gm to 5.10gm and size from 18mm to 22mm
I have numerous examples of this coin, this is by far the most attractive I have ever seen and it is one of the highlights of my collection.
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