Corinth Coin: T 1929 4204
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   T 1929 4204
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Half Tetarteron of Andronicus I, 1183-1185, Uncertain Greek Mint (AD 1183 - AD 1185)
Year:   1929
Coin Number:   4204
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Half Tetarteron
Mint:   Uncertain Greek
Authority:   Andronicus I, 1183-1185
Obverse Legend:    M-R - UV
Obverse Type:   Bust of Virgin nimbate orans, wearing tunic and maphorion; beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast
Reverse Legend:   [AN]D
Reverse Type:   Bust of emperor wearing stemma, skaramangion or divitision, and sagion; holds in r. hand labarum-headed scepter, and in l. gl. cr.
Axis Clock:   6
Diameter:   13
Chronology:   AD 1183 - AD 1185
Findspot Description:   Theater, East Section, from dump
Excavation Date: 3/11/1929, #12-15
Basket 322, .
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
clipped
Reference:   DOC IV.1, p. 353, 8; Hendy, p. 134, pl.19, 4
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 0786
Image: digital 2010 0787
Image: digital 2010 0788