Corinth Coin: 1995 442
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1995 442
Title:   Coin
    Byzantine Copper/Bronze Imitative Trachy (AD 1204 - AD 1261)
Year:   1995
Coin Number:   442
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Trachy
Comments:   Imitative
Obverse Legend:    [M-R] - U[V]
Obverse Type:   Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion, seated upon throne with back; [holds beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast]
Reverse Legend:   [ UEODVROC OA(in ligature)UEODVROC]
Reverse Type:   Full-length emperor and [St. Theodore], bearded and nimbate; both hold patriarchal cross on long shaft between them. Emperor holds labarum-headed scepter in r. hand and [Saint holds spear in l. hand, resting over shoulder]
Axis Clock:   6
Weight Description:   1.22
Weight:   1.22
Diameter:   19
Chronology:   AD 1204 - AD 1261
Findspot Description:   Temple E/SE, Unit 2, Room 4, Grave 1995-18
Excavation Date: 8/23/1995
Notebook 880, p. 160, .
Notes:   Record generated from NB catalogue.
    Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
skyphate.
Emperor's costume ornament is unusual: as 95-442, 60-1840, T29-338b.. Latin Imitative, Type G, small module
Reference:   Hendy, p. 199, pl. 29, 19-20
Published:   Hesperia 1996, p. 50
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Williams & Zervos, Hesperia 65:1, 1996
Image: digital 2010 1551
Image: digital 2010 1552
Image: digital 2010 1553