Corinth Coin: 1972 491
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1972 491
Title:   Byzantine Billon Imitative Coin, Thessalonika Mint (AD 1204 - AD 1261)
    Coin, Thessalonica Mint
Year:   1972
Coin Number:   491
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   Bi
Mint:   Thessalonika
    Thessalonica
Comments:   Imitative
    spht clipped
Obverse Legend:   IC – XC] in upper field
Obverse Type:   Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne with back; [holds Gospels in l. hand]
Reverse Legend:   [MLNOVHL / MLNOVHL - DECPOTHC / PORFVROGEN]
Reverse Type:   [Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in r. hand sword, point resting on ground, and in l. globus cruciger]
Axis Clock:   0
Weight Description:   1.245
Weight:   1.245
Diameter:   18
Chronology:   AD 1204 - AD 1261
Context:   NB525 B44 P89
Findspot Description:   Temple Hill, Trench XI, Grave BC
Excavation Date: 7/17/1972
Basket 44
Notebook 525, p. 89, .
    Temple Hill, NB525 B44 P89, gvBC, .
Area:   Temple Hill
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. Clipped and skyphate. Latin Imitative, Type B, small module
    Latin imitative prob
Reference:   Hendy, p. 198, pl. 29, 4-6
    Hendy pl 29,4-6 (type B)
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 1489
Image: digital 2010 1490
Image: digital 2010 1491
Basket: NB525 B44 P89
Notebook Page: NB 525, spread 49 (p. 89)