Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Coin | |
Name: | 1985 312 | |
Title: | Byzantine Copper/Bronze Half Tetarteron of Andronicus I, Uncertain Mint (AD 1183 - AD 1185) | |
Byzantine Copper/Bronze Half Tetarteron of Andronicus I, 1183-1185, Uncertain Mint (AD 1183 - AD 1185) | ||
Year: | 1985 | |
Coin Number: | 312 | |
Period: | Byzantine | |
Material: | AE | |
Denomination: | Half tetarteron | |
Half Tetarteron | ||
Mint: | Uncertain | |
Authority: | Andronicus I | |
Andronicus I, 1183-1185 | ||
Comments: | Clipped; obv. is rev. | |
Obverse Legend: | MP ‡V | |
Obverse Type: | Virgin bust orans, Christ medallion | |
Bust of Virgin nimbate orans, wearing tunic and maphorion; beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast | ||
Reverse Legend: | ||
Reverse Type: | Emperor bust, lab., gl.-cr. | |
Bust of emperor wearing stemma, skaramangion or divitision, and sagion; holds in r. hand labarum-headed scepter, and in l. gl. cr. | ||
Axis Clock: | 06 | |
6 | ||
Weight Description: | 1.8 | |
Weight: | 1.8 | |
Diameter: | 16 | |
Chronology: | AD 1183 - AD 1185 | |
Findspot Description: | Temple E SW, . | |
Temple E, SW Excavation Date: 7/16/1985 Basket 26 or 27 Notebook 782, p. 34 or 35, . | ||
Notes: | Hesp 1987 p43, 93 | |
Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. clipped "Actually, Virgin is on coin's reverse" zobv Two coins given #85-263; this one, one of them, is now 85-312. Code - 832 | ||
Reference: | Hendy Pl.19, 4 | |
DOC IV.1, p. 353, 8; Hendy, p. 134, pl.19, 4 | ||
Published: | Hesperia 1987, p. 43, 93 | |
Hesperia 1987,p. 43, 93 | ||
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Williams & Zervos, Hesperia 56:1, 1987 Image: digital 2010 0783 Image: digital 2010 0784 Image: digital 2010 0785 |