Corinth Coin: 1981 45
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1981 45
Title:   Byzantine Billon Imitative Trachy (AD 1204 - AD 1261)
    Byzantine Imitative Trachy, Constantinople Mint (AD 1204 - AD 1261)
Year:   1981
Coin Number:   45
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   Bi
    BI
Denomination:   Trachy
    trachy
Mint:   Constantinople
Comments:   Imitative
Obverse Legend:   [ M-R - UV]
    [MP ˆV]
Obverse Type:   Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion, seated upon throne with back; holds beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast
    Virgin enthroned nimb w Christ on lap
Reverse Legend:   [MLNOVHL / MLNOVHL - DECPOTHC / PORFVROGEN]
    MANOYH… EC†OTHC MANOYH… †OP‚YPOƒEN
Reverse Type:   Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in r. hand labarum on long shaft, and in l. anexikakia
    Emp fig w lab-sc & anex
Under Type:   scyf
Axis Clock:   6
    06
Weight Description:   1.78
Weight:   1.78
Diameter:   16
    16/18
Chronology:   AD 1204 - AD 1261
Context:   NB736 B25 P56
Findspot Description:   East of Theater, BE93
Excavation Date: 4/30/1981
Basket 25
Notebook 736, p. 56, .
    Theater E, NB736 B25 P56, .
Area:   East of Theater
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
Skyphate.
Reverse inscription is frequently blundered. Latin Imitative, Type A, small module
    Hendy p198,pl.29.1-3. Latin imitative
Reference:   Hendy, p. 198, pl. 29, 1-3
    Hendy p198,pl.29.1-3
Published:   Hesperia 1982, p. 159, 122
    Hesperia 1982, p. 159 #122
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Williams & Zervos, Hesperia 51:2, 1982
Image: digital 2010 1468
Image: digital 2010 1469
Image: digital 2010 1470