★ A well centered Aspron Trachy ★

Manuel I Comnenus AD 1143-1180. Struck possibly AD 1167-1183. Constantinople
Billon aspron trachy

31 mm., 4,63 g.

IC XC, Christ bearded and nimbate, one dot in each limb of the nimbate cross, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back, raising right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in His left / MANOVHΛ (OV ligate) ΔECΠ •, Manuel on the left, wearing divitision and loros, holding labarum and cross on globe, being crowned by Virgin, wearing robes and maphorion, both standing facing, MP ΘV to right and left of Virgin, three jewels on emperor's loros between waist and collar piece, loros waist has dots pellets in diagonal cross arrangement, collar has three jewels.

nearly extremely fine, very well struck from fresh dies

Sear 1966; Dumbarton Oaks Collection IV 13.c.