Corinth Coin: 2009 183
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   2009 183
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Half-Tetarteron Type B of Manuel I (AD 1143 - AD 1180)
Year:   2009
Coin Number:   183
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   half-tetarteron type B
Authority:   Manuel I
Obverse Legend:   o Gewr-gios
Obverse Type:   St. George bust
Reverse Legend:   MAN
Reverse Type:   Bust of emperor facing holding labarum-scepter and globus cruciger. Four dots on loros, five on collarpiece.
Axis Clock:   7
Weight Description:   1.97
Weight:   1.97
Diameter:   18
Chronology:   AD 1143 - AD 1180
Context:   Nezi Field, context 6594
Findspot Description:   N of Nezi 6594 Sieve, Nezi Field, context 6594, .
Area:   Nezi Field
Notes:   MI: obverse and reverse flipped, obverse type and legend; ref adjusted.
Identified by Dan Leon
Image and legend on obverse most similar to billon coin, but the images on the obverse and reverse are both similar to many of Manuel's types.
Reference:   DOC 4.1.337.23
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Basket: Nezi Field, context 6594