Details

Notes

Border of pellets and stars

Object Type

coin

Denomination

half-stavraton

Metal

Silver

Region

Byzantium

City

Constantinople

Ruler

Manuel II Palaiologos (1391 to 1425)

Date

1394 to 1399

Obverse Figure Description

Christ, Bust, facing, Bust of Christ facing, holding right hand in front in gesture of benediction. Gospel book in left, and siglon in field. Border of 16 pellets between two circles of dots

Obverse Symbol

Siglon: N/A

Reverse Figure Description

Manuel II, bust, facing, Bust of emperor facing, nimbate, pellet on either side of imperial bust

Reverse Legend

+MANOVHΛ (or MANOHΛ) BACIΛEVCΟΠA ΛΕΟΛΟΓΟC

Citations

• DOC 5, Philip Grierson, Michael VIII to Constantine IX 1258-1453, 1999 (1317-1327)_1320-1324
• Sear, David R. Sear, Byzantine Coins and Their Values, 1987 cf. 2551

References

• DOC 5
• Sear

Provenance

Gerhard Hirsch, Munich; Alan Stahl; 02.14.2015;