Andronicus I Comnenus (AD 1183-1185). EL aspron trachy (32mm, 4.52 gm, 5h). NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5, flan flaw, edge crimp. Constantinople. + ΘΚ-Є RO-HΘЄI, The Virgin standing facing on dias, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium, both hands raised, nimbate head of the infant Christ facing in bosom; MHP-ΘV across fields / ANΔPONIKΩ-ΔECΠOTH, Christ standing facing (on right), bearded, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, book of Gospels in left hand, right hand crowning Andronicus I (on left), wearing crown with pendilia, divitision, loros and sagion, labarum with pellet on shaft in right hand, akakia in left; IC-XC in fields by Christ, cross in inner left field. Sear 1984.

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