Corinth Coin: 1933 2008
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1933 2008
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Half Tetarteron of Manuel I, 1143-1180 – Type B, Uncertain Greek Mint (AD 1143 - AD 1180)
Year:   1933
Coin Number:   2008
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Half Tetarteron
Mint:   Uncertain Greek
Authority:   Manuel I, 1143-1180 – Type B
Obverse Legend:   [OGE VP(in ligature) - GIOW]
Obverse Type:   Bust of St. George, beardless and nimabte, wearing tunic, breastplate, and sagion; holds in r. hand spear, and in l. shield
Reverse Legend:   MANOY(in ligature)HL DECPOT
Reverse Type:   Bust of emperor, bearded, wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and jeweled loros of simplified type; holds in r. hand labarum-headed scepter, and in l., globus cruciger
Axis Clock:   6
Weight Description:   2.25
Weight:   2.25
Diameter:   19
Chronology:   AD 1143 - AD 1180
Findspot Description:   Agora SW
Excavation Date: 5/13/1933, #67-72
Notebook 133, p. 143, .
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
Card #787
Reference:   DOC IV.1, p. 337, 23; Hendy, p. 121-122, pl. 18, 3; BMC, p. 579, type 6
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 0690
Image: digital 2010 0691
Image: digital 2010 0692