Corinth Coin: 1929 1700
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1929 1700
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Imitative Coin of Andronicus I ?
Year:   1929
Coin Number:   1700
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Authority:   Andronicus I ?
Comments:   Imitative- Hybrid
Obverse Legend:   no inscription
Obverse Type:   Bust of Saint George(?), r. arm down. Robe seems to be jeweled
Reverse Legend:   no inscription
Reverse Type:   Bust of emperor, facing, r. hand holds cross and in l. gl. cr.
Weight Description:   0.52
Weight:   0.52
Diameter:   16
Findspot Description:   Market N of Temple
Excavation Date: 7/31/1929
Notebook 105, .
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
Imitation
octagonal clip
Possibly Manuel I, type 6 with St. George, restruck with another Manuel obverse
Reverse: (recte obv.) with St. Georege - cf. Andronicus I tetarteron in Hendy.
Reference:   cf. Hendy, p. 134, pl. 19, 3
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 0938
Image: digital 2010 0939
Image: digital 2010 0940