Ruler: | John II, Comnenus |
Reigned: | 15th August 1118 - 8th April 1143 AD |
Denomination: | Electrum Aspron Trachy |
Mint: | Constantinople |
Date of Issue: | 1118 - 1122(?) A.D. |
Obverse: | Christ enthroned facing, holding Gospels and raising right hand in benediction. - around head. |
Reverse: | John and St. George standing facing, holding patriarchal cross between them. "Iω/ΔΕC/ΠΟ/TH to left" "Θ/ΕΓ/ωP/ΓI" to right. |
Reference: | BCV 1941, DOC 8a |
Weight: | 4.6 gms |
Diameter: | 31.1 mm |
JOHN II, Comnenus
The eldest son of Alexius I, John Comnenus succeeded to the throne on 15th August 1118, though not without considerable opposition from his ambitious sister Anna Comnena. |