Alexius I Comnenus, April 1081 – August 1118, with colleagues from 1088. Post-reform coinage, 1092-1118. Hyperpyron, 1092/93-1118, AV 4.42 g. +KERO – HΘEI Christ, nimbate, seated facing on backless throne, wearing tunic and colobium, raising r. hand in benediction and holding Book of Gospels in l.; in field, IC – XC. Rev. A/ΛE/ZIω / ΔEC/ΠO/TH – Tω/KO/MNH/Nω Alexius standing facing, wearing crown, divitision and chlamys and holding labarum with globule on shaft and globus cruciger; in upper r. field, Manus Dei. DO 20g. Sear 1913. Stuck on an exceptionally broad flan. Obverse slightly double struck and an insignificant graffito on outer reverse field, otherwise good extremely fine Ex Schulman FPL 111, 1963, 2438; Münz Zentrum 65, 1988, 1845 and Gorny & Mosch 219, 2014, 582 sales.
Price realized | 2'250 CHF |
Starting price | 400 CHF |
Estimate | 500 CHF |