Corinth Coin: 1985 312
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
     M-R - UV
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:   [ANDRO - NIKOC]
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