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Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College) -
Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Aspron trachy, scyphate of Nicosia
- Date
- 1184 AD - 1191 AD, Byzantine
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1985.NoEx85.0014
- Material
- Billon
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Aspron trachy, scyphate
- Coin Mint
- Nicosia
- Issuers
- Isaac I Komnenos
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 1257
- Site
- Sardis
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Bust of youthful Christ, holds scroll in l., legend obscure; Reverse: Emperor standing facing in stemma, scaramangion and sagion, holds cross-topped scepter in r. and akakia in l. Manus Dei in upper r. legend obscure.
- Condition
- Excellent
- Dimensions
- Weight: 3.17g; Diameter: 19mm.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Hendy 1969, p. 136, type B
- Author
- JDE