Manuel I Comnenus AV Hyperpyron
Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180). AV Hyperperon (28-30 mm, 4.60 g), Constantinopolis, c. 1143-1152.
Obv. +KERO - HΘEI, facing bust of youthful, beardless Christ Emmanuel, with cruciform nimbus, five pellets in each arm of cross, wearing pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction and holding scroll in left; barred IC - XC in fields.
Rev. MA/NV/HΛ/ΔЄC/ΠΟ on left, ω ΠO/P ΦV/PO/ΓЄ/NN/HT/ω, Manuel standing facing, wearing crown, divitision and chlamys, holding labarum and globus surmounted by patriarchal cross: in upper field to right, Manus Dei.
DOC 1; Sear 1956.
Almost extremely fine.
Price realized | 950 CHF |
Starting price | 650 CHF |
Estimate | 800 CHF |