Corinth Coin: 1961 397
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1961 397
Title:   Coin
    Byzantine Copper/Bronze Trachy of Theodore Comnenus-Ducas, 1224-1230, Thessalonika Mint (AD 1224 - AD 1230)
Year:   1961
Coin Number:   397
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
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, l. hand raised, holding scroll; D in r. and l. field above seat of throne.
Reverse Legend:   UEODOROCDEC POT OAGIOCDIMIT RI
Reverse Type:   Emperor crowned by St. Demetrius. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and paneled loros of simplified type; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger, and in l. anexikakia. Saint wears military dress and holds sheathed sword in l. hand
Axis Clock:   6
Weight Description:   3.25
Weight:   3.25
Diameter:   32
Chronology:   AD 1224 - AD 1230
Context:   NB228 B214 P80
Findspot Description:   NB228 B214 P80, .
    Agora SW - E
Excavation Date: 5/9/1961, #15
Basket 2
Notebook 223, p. 60
Notebook 228, p. 80, .
Area:   Forum
Notes:   Record generated from NB catalogue.
    Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
skyphate
No such type in BMC or Sabbatier
Reference:   DOC IV.2, p. 555, 5; Hendy, p. 269, pl. 37, 10-12
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 1345
Image: digital 2010 1346
Image: digital 2010 1347
Basket: NB228 B214 P80
Notebook Page: NB 228, spread 45 (pp. 80 - 81)