Corinth Coin: 1993 238
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1993 238
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Imitative Aspron Trachy Nomisma (AD 1195)
    Coin
Year:   1993
Coin Number:   238
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Aspron Trachy Nomisma
Comments:   Bulgarian Imitative - Type C
Obverse Legend:    [KERO HUEI. In field, IC – XC]
Obverse Type:   Beardless, nimbate bust of Christ, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds scroll in l. hand
Reverse Legend:    [ALEM(sideways)IVDEC / MNHNV – OA – VTVKO / K]
Reverse Type:   Full-length figure of emperor on l. and of St. Constantine, nimbate, holding between them gl. cr. Both wear stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and jeweled loros of simplified type; both hold labarum-headed scepter.
Axis Clock:   6
Weight Description:   1.77
Weight:   1.77
Diameter:   21
Chronology:   AD 1195
Context:   NB863 B21 P27
Findspot Description:   Temple E SE, S Side of paved court, removal of fill from within robbed E/W wall Trench , wall of which forms south limit of paved court
Excavation Date: 6/23/1993
Basket 21
Notebook 863, p. 27, .
    NB863 B21 P27, .
Area:   Temple E, Southeast
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. Clipped - "neatly clipped"
    Record generated from NB catalogue.
Reference:   DOC IV.1, p. 441, 3; Hendy, pl. 24, 15 and pl. 25, 1-5
Published:   Hesperia 1994, p. 49, 56
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Williams & Zervos, Hesperia 63:1, 1994
Image: digital 2010 0874
Image: digital 2010 0875
Image: digital 2010 0876