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Coin: 18211

Format: Coin
Issue: 11312

Details

Object Type

coin

Denomination

half-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 in right hand spear, over 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. Manus Dei in upper right field

Reverse Legend

ΛΛCZIW ΔΕCΠ

Citations

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Coin Description

Size: 16 in mm
Die Axis: 5
Weight: 1.52 in grams
Accession: Accession number: 882, 2022-03-22, Chris and Helen Theodotou Collection
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