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2014 ALEXIUS III ANGELUS-COMNENUS METROPOLITIAN TETARTERON S-2014 DOC 4 CLBC 8.4.1OBV Bust of Virgin nimbate, orans, wearing tunic and maphorion, turned to r. Manus Dei in upper r. field
REV Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, collar piece, and jeweled loros of a simplified type; holds in r hand labarum headed scepter and in l. Globus cruciger.
Metropolitan Issue were minted in Constantinople, each of these coins had an added silver content unknown for this issue. The entire tetartera of Alexius III are much harder to find due to debasement of trachea virtually rendering the Tetarteron useless. The Metropolitan issues were believed to be produced only for two years 1195-1197.
Size 18/21mm
Weight 2.7gm
DOC lists 1 example with weight of 3.38gm and 19mm
Simon
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2014A ALEXIUS III ANGELUS-COMNENUS METROPOLITIAN TETARTERON S-2014 DOC 4 CLBC 8.4.1 OBV Bust of Virgin nimbate, orans, wearing tunic and maphorion, turned to r. Manus Dei in upper r. field
REV Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, collar piece, and jeweled loros of a simplified type; holds in r hand labarum headed scepter and in l. Globus cruciger.
Metropolitan Issue were minted in Constantinople, each of these coins had an added silver content unknown for this issue. The entire tetartera of Alexius III are much harder to find due to debasement of trachea virtually rendering the Tetarteron useless. The Metropolitan issues were believed to be produced only for two years 1195-1197.
Size 18/19mm
Weight 2.7gm
DOC lists 1 example with weight of 3.38gm and 19mm
This example matches the weights of my other example, the only difference between the two is this is slightly smaller but a slightly thicker flan. Simon
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Alexius III Billion Tetarteron S-2014 DOC 4Bust of Virgin nimbate, orans, wearing tunic and maphorion, turned to r. Manus Dei in upper right field. REV. Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, collar piece, and jeweled loros of simplified type;holds in r. hand labarum-headed sceptre and in l. gl. cr. ( 1195-1197 A.D.) Constantinople mint. 18/20mm Very Fine/aVery Fine
Interesting coin because it was the last of the billion tetartera , the billion series was retired due to inflation. Hendy has dated this coin early in his reign partially because of the legend of the DOC example. However, this coin contridicts that, here the legend is not abreviated but has the complete family name as does the example in coin archives. I still believe that these coins were minted early on in the Alexius IIIrd sole reign.This example is the nicest of the other examples I have seen on the web and in DOC Simon
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