Corinth Coin: 1960 285
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1960 285
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Trachy of John II, Thessalonika Mint (AD 1118 - AD 1143)
Year:   1960
Coin Number:   285
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Trachy
Mint:   Thessalonika
Authority:   John II
Obverse Legend:   [MR-UN]
Obverse Type:   Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion, seated upon throne without back; holds beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast
Reverse Legend:   To l. of emperor: [IV/DCC]/POT/TV/POR; To r. of emperor: F[N]/P[O/GC]/NH (in ligature)/T
Reverse Type:   Emperor, full-length, wearing stemma, divitision, and loros of traditional type; holds in r. hand labarum-headed scepter, and in l., anexikakia
Axis Clock:   6
Weight Description:   3.28
Weight:   3.28
Diameter:   28
Chronology:   AD 1118 - AD 1143
Findspot Description:   Agora Southwest-A; 39-47: Lambda Gamma- Lambda Sigma Tau; Surface; L422
Excavation Date: 4/13/1960, #2
Notebook: 217 p. 61
Basket: 1, .
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
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Reference:   DOC IV p. 267, 11; Hendy pl. 11: 3-4; BMC p. 563, type 7
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 0525
Image: digital 2010 0526
Image: digital 2010 0527