Corinth Coin: 1936 1685
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1936 1685
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Tetarteron Noummion of Andronicus I, 1183-1185 - Type A, Thessalonika Mint (AD 1183 - AD 1185)
Year:   1936
Coin Number:   1685
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Tetarteron Noummion
Mint:   Thessalonika
Authority:   Andronicus I, 1183-1185 - Type A
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:   ANDRO - NIKOC
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
Weight Description:   5.65
Weight:   5.65
Diameter:   21
Chronology:   AD 1183 - AD 1185
Findspot Description:   South Stoa M
Excavation Date: 3/18/1936, #6
Notebook 152, p. 81, .
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
Thessalonica, Type A
Card #359
Reference:   DOC IV.1, p. 352, 6; Hendy, p. 133, pl.12, 2
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 0780
Image: digital 2010 0781
Image: digital 2010 0782