The Byzantine Empire Alexius I Comnenus, April 1081 – August 1118, with colleagues from 1088 Pre-reform coinage, 1081-1092. Debased trachy, Thessalonica 1082-1087, AR 4.46 g. +KER – […] Facing bust of Christ, with decorated nimbus, wearing tunic and colobium , raising r. hand in benediction and holding Book of Gospels with l.; in field, IC – XC. Rev. DIMI[TI] – DECPH St. Demetrius on l., nimbate and in military attire, and Alexius, on r., wearing crown and loros , both holding patriarchal cross standing on globule and two steps between them. DO 5a. Sear 1905. Traces of overstriking on obverse, otherwise good extremely fine