Corinth Coin: 1961 437
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1961 437
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Imitative Coin, Constantinople Mint
    Coin
Year:   1961
Coin Number:   437
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Mint:   Constantinople
Comments:   Imitative
Obverse Legend:   [IC - XC]
Obverse Type:   Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back; right hand raised in benediction, holds Gospels in left.
Reverse Legend:   MANOVHL DECP
Reverse Type:   Full-length figure of emperor on left, crowned by Virgin. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in r. hand labarum on long shaft, and in l. anexikakia. Virgin wears tunic and maphorion.
Weight Description:   1.36
Weight:   1.36
Diameter:   20
Context:   NB229 B12 P93
Findspot Description:   Agora SW-F
Excavation Date: 5/10/1961, #21
Basket 12
Notebook 229, p. 93, .
    NB229 B12 P93, .
Area:   Forum
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
octagonal clip .
skyphate. Latin Imitative, Type F
    Record generated from NB catalogue.
Reference:   Hendy, p. 192, pl. 26, 2
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 1430
Image: digital 2010 1431
Image: digital 2010 1432
Basket: NB229 B12 P93
Notebook Page: NB 229, spread 51 (pp. 92 - 93)