Corinth Coin: 1963 139
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1963 139
Title:   Coin of Andronicus I, Thessalonica Mint
    Byzantine Copper/Bronze Imitative Coin of Andronicus I, Thessalonika Mint (AD 1183 - AD 1185)
Year:   1963
Coin Number:   139
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Mint:   Thessalonica
    Thessalonika
Authority:   Andronicus I
Comments:   Imitative DOC IV.1, p. 352, 6; Hendy, p. 133, pl.12, 2, Type A, Imitative Series
Obverse Legend:    [M-R] - UV
Obverse Type:   Bust of Virgin nimbate orans, wearing tunic and maphorion; beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast
Reverse Legend:   ANPN
    ANDRON - [IKOC]
Reverse Type:   Emp w forked beard facg w glb-cr+sc
    Bust of emperor wearing stemma, skaramangion or divitision, and sagion; holds in r. hand labarum-headed scepter, and in l. gl. cr.
Axis Clock:   0
    6
Weight Description:   4.43
Weight:   4.43
Diameter:   20
Chronology:   AD 1183 - AD 1185
Context:   NB253 B3 P163
Findspot Description:   Forum Southwest, NB253 B3 P163, .
    Agora SWH
Excavation Date: 5/29/1963
Basket 3
Notebook 236, p. 167
Notebook 253, p. 163, .
Area:   Forum southwest
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
good specimen
Imitation
Reference:   Hendy pl 19,2 cf
    DOC IV.1, p. 352, 6; Hendy, p. 133, pl.12, 2
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 0810
Image: digital 2010 0811
Image: digital 2010 0812