Corinth Coin: 1995 25
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1995 25
Title:   Coin
    Byzantine Copper/Bronze Imitative Trachy (AD 1204 - AD 1261)
Year:   1995
Coin Number:   25
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Trachy
Comments:   Imitative
Obverse Legend:    [M-R - UV]
Obverse Type:   Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion, seated upon throne with back; [holds beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast]
Reverse Legend:    [UEODVROC OA(in ligature)UEODVROC]
Reverse Type:   Full-length emperor and [St. Theodore], bearded and nimbate; both hold patriarchal cross on long shaft between them. Emperor holds labarum-headed scepter in r. hand and [Saint holds spear in l. hand, resting over shoulder]
Axis Clock:   6
Weight Description:   1.55
Weight:   1.55
Diameter:   19
Chronology:   AD 1204 - AD 1261
Context:   NB848 B134 P191
Findspot Description:   NB848 B134 P191, .
    Temple E SE, Grid 83D, Road Surface
Excavation Date: 4/11/1995
Basket 134
Notebook 848, p. 191, .
Elevation:   86.114
Area:   Temple E, Southeast
Notes:   Record generated from NB catalogue.
    Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. Latin Imitative, Type G, small module
Reference:   Hendy, p. 199, pl. 29, 19-20
Published:   Hesperia 1996, p. 50
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Williams & Zervos, Hesperia 65:1, 1996
Image: digital 2010 1548
Image: digital 2010 1549
Image: digital 2010 1550