Corinth Coin: 1959 1138
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1959 1138
Title:   Byzantine Billon Aspron Trachy Nomisma of Andronicus I, 1183-1185, Constantinople Mint (AD 1183 - AD 1185)
    Coin
Year:   1959
Coin Number:   1138
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   Bi
Denomination:   Aspron Trachy Nomisma
Mint:   Constantinople
Authority:   Andronicus I, 1183-1185
Obverse Legend:   [M-R - UV]
Obverse Type:   Full-length figure of Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion, standing on dais; holds beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast
Reverse Legend:   ANDRONIK O[C DECPOTHC]; IC – [XC] in upper r. field
Reverse Type:   Full-length emperor on crowned by nimbate Christ. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and jeweled loros of simplified type. Holds in r. hand labarum-headed scepter, in l. hand gl. cr. Christ wears tunic and kolobion, holds Gospels in l. hand.
Axis Clock:   6
Diameter:   30
Chronology:   AD 1183 - AD 1185
Context:   NB210 B21 P118
Findspot Description:   Agora-SW
Excavation Date: 4/23/1959, #49
Basket 21
Notebook 210, p. 118, .
    NB210 B21 P118, .
Area:   Forum
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
Fine piece
    Record generated from NB catalogue.
Reference:   DOC IV.1, p. 348, 3; Hendy, p. 133, pl. 18, 15-16
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 0777
Image: digital 2010 0778
Image: digital 2010 0779
Basket: NB210 B21 P118
Notebook Page: NB 210, spread 64 (pp. 118 - 119)