Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Coin | |
Name: | 1961 593 | |
Title: | Byzantine Copper/Bronze Tetarteron of John II, Thessalonika Mint (AD 1118 - AD 1143) | |
Year: | 1961 | |
Coin Number: | 593 | |
Period: | Byzantine | |
Material: | AE | |
Denomination: | Tetarteron | |
Mint: | Thessalonika | |
Authority: | John II | |
Obverse Legend: | IC-XC | |
Obverse Type: | Christ half length, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, holds Gospels (open) in l. hand | |
Reverse Legend: | ||
Reverse Type: | Emperor bust, wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys, holds in r. hand jeweled scepter on long shaft, in l., globus crucigus | |
Axis Clock: | 6 | |
Weight Description: | 3.45 | |
Weight: | 3.45 | |
Diameter: | 20 | |
Chronology: | AD 1118 - AD 1143 | |
Context: | NB230 B2 P130 | |
Findspot Description: | Agora SW-G; Lot777 Excavation Date: 5/19/1961 Notebook: 223 p. 87; 230 p. 130 Basket: 2, NB230 B2 P130, . | |
Area: | Forum | |
Notes: | Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. Negatives: 06-5-24,25 Thessalonica Variation 3; Book Writing; Mac. type C | |
Reference: | DOC IV p. 270, 14; Hendy p. 106, plates 11.11-12; BMC p. 565, type 3 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Images (5) Basket: NB230 B2 P130 Notebook Page: NB 230, spread 69 (pp. 129 - 130) |