Corinth Coin: 1986 50
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1986 50
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Trachy of Uncertain, Unattributed Mint
    Byzantine Copper/Bronze Imitative Trachy (AD 1204 - AD 1261)
Year:   1986
Coin Number:   50
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Trachy
Mint:   Unattributed
Authority:   Uncertain
Dynasty:   Latin Empire
Comments:   Small mod, Type A
    Imitative
Obverse Legend:   [ M-R - UV]
Obverse Type:   Virgin enthroned, Christ medallion
    Traces: [Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion, seated upon throne with back; holds beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast]
Reverse Legend:   [MLNOVHL / MLNOVHL - DECPOTHC / PORFVROGEN]
Reverse Type:   Emperor figure, lab., anexikakia
    Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in r. hand labarum on long shaft, and in l. anexikakia
Axis Clock:   06
    6
Weight Description:   1.52
Weight:   1.52
Diameter:   17
Chronology:   AD 1204 - AD 1261
Context:   NB789 B60 P90
Findspot Description:   Temple E Southeast, NB789 B60 P90, Fill N of Wall 6, .
    Temple E Southeast, Aluvial fill N. of Wall 6
Excavation Date: 4/29/1986
Basket 60
Notebook 789, p. 90, .
Elevation:   85.073
Area:   Temple E, Southeast
Notes:   Hesp 1987 p43
    Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
clipped, skyphate.
Anexikakia has patriarchal cross on top? .
Code 852. Latin Imitative, Type A, small module
Reference:   Hendy Pl.29.1
    Hendy, p. 198, pl. 29, 1-3
Published:   Hesperia 1987, p. 43, 97
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Williams & Zervos, Hesperia 56:1, 1987
Image: digital 2010 1563
Image: digital 2010 1564
Image: digital 2010 1565