Corinth Coin: 1948 1
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1948 1
Title:   Byzantine Billon Trachy of Theodore Comnenus-Ducas, 1224-1230, Thessalonika Mint (AD 1124 - AD 1230)
Year:   1948
Coin Number:   1
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   Bi
Denomination:   Trachy
Mint:   Thessalonika
Authority:   Theodore Comnenus-Ducas, 1224-1230
Obverse Legend:   IC – XC in field
Obverse Type:   Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back; r. hand raised in benediction, holds Gospels in l.
Reverse Legend:   UEODVROCDONL X / M
Reverse Type:   Full-length figure of emperor and Archangel Michael, nimbate and giving castle with 3 towers to emperor. Emperor holds labarum-headed scepter in r. hand. Saint holds jeweled scepter in l. hand. Manus Dei in upper center field.
Axis Clock:   6
Diameter:   30
Chronology:   AD 1124 - AD 1230
Findspot Description:   Julian Basilica, cleaning
Excavation Date: 5/12/1948, #1-26
Notebook 201, p. 3, .
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
Skyphate
Reference:   DOC IV.2, p. 557, 7; Hendy, p. 270, pl. 38, 3-4
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 1355
Image: digital 2010 1356
Image: digital 2010 1357