Corinth Coin: T 1928 1334
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   T 1928 1334
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Tetarteron of Uncertain, 12th century, Constantinople Mint (AD 1100 - AD 1200)
Year:   1928
Coin Number:   1334
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Tetarteron
Mint:   Constantinople
Authority:   Uncertain, 12th century
Obverse Legend:   IC - [XC]
Obverse Type:   Christ seated on Throne
Reverse Legend:   inscription illegibile
Reverse Type:   Full-length figure of Emperor wearing stemma; holds labarum in r. hand, and globus cruciger in l. hand
Axis Clock:   7
Weight Description:   3.52
Weight:   3.52
Diameter:   19.5
Chronology:   AD 1100 - AD 1200
Findspot Description:   Theater, East of E. Parodos, East Part
Excavation Date: 4/19/1928
Notebook 321, p. 574, .
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
clipped
thick fabric
Type as a tetarteron is not in Hendy!
But see Hendy, pl. 47.6 (Hugh I of Cyprus) - a close parallel - and pl. 15.3-4 (Manuel I)
Reference:   Hendy, p. 88, pl. 8, 5-6
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 0880
Image: digital 2010 0881
Image: digital 2010 0882