Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Coin | |
Name: | 1933 1981 | |
Title: | Byzantine Copper/Bronze Tetarteron of John II, Thessalonika Mint (AD 1118 - AD 1143) | |
Year: | 1933 | |
Coin Number: | 1981 | |
Period: | Byzantine | |
Material: | AE | |
Denomination: | Tetarteron | |
Mint: | Thessalonika | |
Authority: | John II | |
Obverse Legend: | [I]C-X[C] | |
Obverse Type: | Christ half length, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, holds Gospels (open) in l. hand | |
Reverse Legend: | [ | |
Reverse Type: | Emperor bust, wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys, holds in r. hand jeweled scepter on long shaft, in l., globus crucigus | |
Axis Clock: | 5 | |
Weight Description: | 3.30 | |
Weight: | 3.30 | |
Diameter: | 23x14 | |
Chronology: | AD 1118 - AD 1143 | |
Findspot Description: | Agora S.W. Excavation Date: 4/22/1933, #1-54 Notebook: 133 p. 92, . | |
Notes: | Reverse legend originally identified as ...- Clipped | |
Reference: | DOC IV p. 270, 14; Hendy p. 106, plates 11.11-12; BMC p. 565, type 3 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Image: digital 2010 0543 Image: digital 2010 0544 Image: digital 2010 0545 |