Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Coin | |
Name: | 1972 507 | |
Title: | Byzantine Billon Trachy of Manuel Comnenus-Ducas, 1230-1237, Thessalonika Mint (AD 1230 - AD 1237) | |
Trach of Manual Ducas type C, Thessalonica Mint | ||
Year: | 1972 | |
Coin Number: | 507 | |
Period: | Byzantine | |
Material: | Bi | |
Denomination: | Trachy | |
trach | ||
Mint: | Thessalonika | |
Thessalonica | ||
Authority: | Manuel Comnenus-Ducas, 1230-1237 | |
Manual Ducas type C | ||
Obverse Legend: | ||
Obverse Type: | Bust of Virgin nimbate, orans, wearing tunic and maphorion | |
Reverse Legend: | ||
O…/OƒIC/O | ||
Reverse Type: | Full-length figure of emperor and St. Demetrius, giving a globus with patriarchal cross into hands of ruler. Ruler holds scepter cruciger in r. hand. Saint holds spear in l. hand. | |
Emp fig lt and St w patr cs on .... | ||
Axis Clock: | 6 | |
0 | ||
Diameter: | 31 | |
Chronology: | AD 1230 - AD 1237 | |
Context: | NB564 B56 P61 | |
NB564 B56 P564 | ||
Findspot Description: | Temple Hill Excavation Date: 7/21/1972 Basket 56 Notebook 564, . | |
Temple Hill, NB564 B56 P61 NB564 B56 P564, . | ||
Area: | Temple Hill | |
Notes: | Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. Type C Legend is variant of D.O. spec. and possible identiy of Saint is George? Or blunder for Coin jumped on anvil and image on reverse seems a trifle double-struck | |
31 | ||
Reference: | DOC IV.2, p. 573, 5; Hendy, p. 276, pl. 39, 6 | |
Hendy p276 and pl 39,6 | ||
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Image: digital 2010 1358 Image: digital 2010 1359 Image: digital 2010 1360 Basket: NB564 B56 P61 Basket: NB564 B56 P564 Notebook Page: NB 564, spread 39 (p. 61) |