1204 AD - 1261 AD


Latin Constantinopolis
Hyperpyron / Υπέρπυρον AV 25
 SHH 233

233 Latin Constantinopolis Hyperpyron AV

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 4.33 g   23.3-27.2 mm   6:00 o'clock   VF
Christ bearded, wearing nimbus cruciger, tunic and kolobion,
seated upon throne without back; right hand raised in benediction;
[IC] / XC with overbars either side of nimbus.
Emperor standing facing to left, wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece
and paneled loros; he holds labarum in right hand and akakia in left;
he is crowned by nimbate Virgin, standing facing to right
and wearing tunic and momphorion; two crosses of dots on her breast;
side legends not visible because of strike weakness; double linear border.
 Scyphate.
Imitation of Hyperpyron of Ioannes III of Nicaea, attribution to either one difficult.
DO IV/2 p.662 (similar to Ioannes III 4g); Metcalf p.230