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Manuel I * Virgin crowning Emperor, Æ Billon Trachy, 1143-1180 AD.
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Manuel I * Virgin crowning Emperor, Billon Trachy
Obv: Bearded Xristos, seated facing on throne without back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, in left hand book of Gospels; to left, IC with bar above and to right XC with bar above. Two stars, one in left and right fields respectively.
Rev: MANα HA ΔεCΠOT (or similar). The Virgin, nimbate to the right of Manuel on left, both standing facing; The Virgin wears pallium and maphorium and with her right hand crowns the emperor, who wears divitision and loros, and holds labarum and gl. cruciger; between the heads, M or MP with bar above; to right V with bar above.
Exergue: (Blank)
Mint: Constantinople
Struck: 1143-1180 AD.
Size: 30 mm.
Weight: 4.03 grams
Die axis: 180°
Condition: Worn as evident in photo, but retaining moderately strong images on both sides.
Refs:*
Sear, BCATV, 1966
(Common)
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![Manuel I * Virgin crowning Emperor, Æ Billon Trachy, 1143-1180 AD.
Manuel I * Virgin crowning Emperor, Billon Trachy
[b]Obv[/b]: Bearded Xristos, seated facing on throne without back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, in left hand book of Gospels; to left, IC with bar above and to right XC with bar above. Two stars, one in left and right fields respectively.
[b]Rev[/b]: MANα HA ΔεCΠOT (or similar). The Virgin, nimbate to the right of Manuel on left, both standing facing; The Virgin wears pallium and maphorium and with her right hand crowns the emperor, who wears divitision and loros, and holds labarum and gl. cruciger; between the heads, M or MP with bar above; to right V with bar above.
Exergue: (Blank)
Mint: Constantinople
Struck: 1143-1180 AD.
Size: 30 mm.
Weight: 4.03 grams
Die axis: 180°
Condition: Worn as evident in photo, but retaining moderately strong images on both sides.
Refs:*
Sear, BCATV, 1966
(Common)
Keywords: Manuel Manuel_I Xristos Christ Virgin Madonna Billon Trachy Gospels Nimbus Cruciger Pallium Colobium Maphorium Divitision Loros Throne 1143-1180AD](albums/userpics/12024/Manuel_I_2b.jpg "Manuel I * Virgin crowning Emperor, Æ Billon Trachy, 1143-1180 AD.
Manuel I * Virgin crowning Emperor, Billon Trachy
[b]Obv[/b]: Bearded Xristos, seated facing on throne without back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, in left hand book of Gospels; to left, IC with bar above and to right XC with bar above. Two stars, one in left and right fields respectively.
[b]Rev[/b]: MANα HA ΔεCΠOT (or similar). The Virgin, nimbate to the right of Manuel on left, both standing facing; The Virgin wears pallium and maphorium and with her right hand crowns the emperor, who wears divitision and loros, and holds labarum and gl. cruciger; between the heads, M or MP with bar above; to right V with bar above.
Exergue: (Blank)
Mint: Constantinople
Struck: 1143-1180 AD.
Size: 30 mm.
Weight: 4.03 grams
Die axis: 180°
Condition: Worn as evident in photo, but retaining moderately strong images on both sides.
Refs:*
Sear, BCATV, 1966
(Common)
Keywords: Manuel Manuel_I Xristos Christ Virgin Madonna Billon Trachy Gospels Nimbus Cruciger Pallium Colobium Maphorium Divitision Loros Throne 1143-1180AD")
