THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
MANUEL I COMNENUS, 1143-1180
Mint of Thessalonica
Electrum aspron trachy 1160-1167 (?). Obv, The Virgin, nimbate, seated on backless throne, wearing tunic and maphorion and holding medallion of the infant Christ; in field, MHR ligate – ΘV. Rev. ... – Legend misstruck.( OΔHMMTPI) Manuel on l. wearing crown, divitision and chlamys and holding akakia, and St. Demetrius on r., nimbate and wearing short military tunic, both holding star shaped labarum between them. Sear 1974. DOC pl. 14, 9. 4.20 g. Scyphate form. Almost extremely fine Purchased from Schenk-Behrens, Esysen, November 1969.