1118 AD - 1143 AD |
Aspron Trachy / Ασπρον Τραχύ BL 29 |
SHH 3492 |
Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference |
5.31 g 27.5-29.4
mm 5:00
o'clock VF Nimbate bust of Christ facing, holding book of Gospels in left hand; right hand raised in benediction; IC / XC with overbars either side of nimbus; double border of dots. Facing bust of Ioannes wearing crown and loros; cruciform sceptre in right hand; globus cruciger in left; inscription not legible; double border of dots. Minted in Constantinopolis 1137/1143 AD. BMC 53/56; Dumbarton Oaks IV/1 10b; Sear Byzantine 1944 |