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AE half Tetarteron John II SB 1954Obverse" Christ stg. facing on footstool, wearing numbus cr. pallium and colobium, holding book of Gospels in l., IC to r, XC
Reverse: +IW AECIIOT or similar bust facing wearing crown and jewelled chlamys holding labarum.
Mint: Thessalonica
Date: 1118 -1143 CE
Sear 1954 H 11.13-14
16mm 2.14 gmwileyc
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AE half Tetarteron John II SB 1954Obverse" Christ stg. facing on footstool, wearing numbus cr. pallium and colobium, holding book of Gospels in l., IC to r, XC
Reverse: +IW AECIIOT or similar bust facing wearing crown and jewelled chlamys holding labarum.
Mint: Thessalonica
Date: 1118 -1143 CE
Sear 1954 H 11.13-14
14mm 21.84 gmwileyc
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AE half Tetarteron John II SB 1954Obverse" Christ stg. facing on footstool, wearing numbus cr. pallium and colobium, holding book of Gospels in l., IC to r, XC
Reverse: +IW AECIIOT or similar bust facing wearing crown and jewelled chlamys holding labarum.
Mint: Thessalonica
Date: 1118 -1143 CE
Sear 1954 H 11.13-14
17mm 2.06 gmwileyc
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AE half Tetarteron John II SB 1955Obverse: Faing bust of St Demetrius, beardless, wearing nimbus and military attire and holding sword and shield. to l.
Reverse: +IW AEC or similar, bust facing wearing crown and loros and holding labarum and gl cr.
Mint: Thessalonica
Date: 1181-1143 CE
Sear 1955 H 11.13-14
13mm 2.00wileyc
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AE Tetarteron John II SB 1953Obverse: Bust of Christ facing wearing nimbus cr. pallium and colobium, rasiing r. hand in benediction, in l. book of Gospels to l. IC to r., XC.
Reverse: +IW AECIIOT or similar Bust facing wearing crown and jewelled chlamys and holding jewelled sceptre and gl. cr.
Mint: Thessalonica
Date: 118-1143 CE
Sear 1953 H 11.11-12
18mm 2.35gmwileyc
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Billion aspron trachy John II SB 1944 Variation AObverse:(worn) Bust of Christ facing on footstool wearing nimbus cr. pallium and colobium.
Reverse: + IWAECIIOT T II(theta)VPgammaNT or similar, John stg facing, wearing crown and loros, and holding cruciform sceptre sometimes with additional bar on shaft as on this coin, and gl. cr.
Mint: Thessalonica
Date: 1118-1143 CE
Sear 1944 H 10.9-11
30mm 4.45gmwileyc
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Billion aspron trachy John II SB 1944 variation aObverse:(worn) Bust of Christ facing on footstool wearing nimbus cr. pallium and colobium.
Reverse: + IWAECIIOT T II(theta)VPgammaNT or similar, John stg facing, wearing crown and loros, and holding cruciform sceptre sometimes without the additional bar on shaft as on this coin, and gl. cr.
Mint: Thessalonica
Date: 1118-1143 CE
Sear 1944 H 10.9-11
27mm 3.73 gm
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Billion aspron trachy John II SB 1944 Variation BObverse:(worn) Bust of Christ facing on footstool wearing nimbus cr. pallium and colobium.
Reverse: + IWAECIIOT T II(theta)VPgammaNT or similar, John stg facing, wearing crown and loros, and holding cruciform sceptre sometimes with additional bar on shaft as on this coin, and gl. cr.
Mint: Thessalonica
Date: 1118-1143 CE
Sear 1944 H 10.9-11
28mm 3.79gmwileyc
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Billion aspron trachy John II SB 1944 Variation BObverse:(worn) Bust of Christ facing on footstool wearing nimbus cr. pallium and colobium.
Reverse: + IWAECIIOT T II(theta)VPgammaNT or similar, John stg facing, wearing crown and loros, and holding cruciform sceptre sometimes with additional bar on shaft as on this coin, and gl. cr.
Mint: Thessalonica
Date: 1118-1143 CE
Sear 1944 H 10.9-11
30mm 4.76gmwileyc
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Billion aspron trachy John II SB 1944 Variation BObverse:(worn) Bust of Christ facing on footstool wearing nimbus cr. pallium and colobium.
Reverse: + IWAECIIOT T II(theta)VPgammaNT or similar, John stg facing, wearing crown and loros, and holding cruciform sceptre sometimes with additional bar on shaft as on this coin, and gl. cr.
Mint: Thessalonica
Date: 1118-1143 CE
Sear 1944 H 10.9-11
28mm 3.76gmwileyc
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Billion aspron trachy John II SB 1944 Variation BObverse:(worn) Bust of Christ facing on footstool wearing nimbus cr. pallium and colobium.
Reverse: + IWAECIIOT T II(theta)VPgammaNT or similar, John stg facing, wearing crown and loros, and holding cruciform sceptre sometimes with additional bar on shaft as on this coin, and gl. cr.
Mint: Thessalonica
Date: 1137-1143 CE
Sear 1944 H 10.9-11
28mm 3.09gmwileyc
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John II Coronation issue lead TetarteronObv-IC XC Bust of Christ facing nimbate, bearded wearing tunic and colobium, open gospels in left
Reverse: AACE EC Bust of Alexius facing wearing stemma divitision and jeweled loros, cruciform in right, globus in left.
Mint: Unk
Date: 1092-1118 CE
Grierson 1046
ex Forum
Issued for celebrations throughout the empire for the coronation of John II as co-emperor in1092. This scarce type and two rare types issued for the coronation are traditionally identified as the earliest tetarteron. They may actually be sphragidia that were distributed only to a select group of people who participated in the celebrations or for charitable purposes.wileyc
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John II, Electrum Aspron Trachy of Constantinopleobv: IC XC in field
Christ, bearded and nimbate wearing tunic and collobion seated upon throne without back; right hand raised in benediction, holds Gospels in left
Rev:
var. Ib
Full length figure of emperor on left and of Saint George beardless and nimbate on right, between them patriarchal cross on long shaft at the base is a small globe(worn on this coin) Emperor wears stemma, divitision and chlamys( in this coin var b there is a dot below the tab lion on chlamys); saint wears short military tunic, breast plate and sagion, holds sword in left hand.
Mint: Constantinople
Date: 1118-1143 CE
31mm 2.28g
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