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Coin: 18205

Format: Coin
Issue: 11310

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Details

Object Type

coin

Denomination

tetarteron noummion

Metal

Region

State

City

Ruler

Alexios III Angelos Comnenus (1185 to 1204)

Date

Obverse Figure Description

St. George, Bust, facing, O ΓI in field. Bust of St. George, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic, breastplate, and sagion; holds spear in right hand, resting on left shoulder, and in left, scroll or hilt of sword

Obverse Legend

ΓΕ/PW(ligatured) left, OC right

Reverse Figure Description

Emperor, standing, facing, Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in right hand labarum on long shaft, and in left, globus cruciger. Dot on labarum shaft

Reverse Legend

ΛΛΕZIOC ΔΕCΠOTHC

Citations

References

Coin Description

Size: 21 in mm
Die Axis: 6
Weight: 2.59 in grams
Accession: Accession number: 719, 2017-01-21, Peter Donald
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