Corinth Coin: 1927 1198
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1927 1198
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Half Tetarteron of Manuel I, 1143-1180 – Type B, Uncertain Greek Mint (AD 1143 - AD 1180)
Year:   1927
Coin Number:   1198
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Half Tetarteron
Mint:   Uncertain Greek
Authority:   Manuel I, 1143-1180 – Type B
Obverse Legend:   OGE - VP(ligatured)GI[OW]
Obverse Type:   Bust of St. George, beardless and nimabte, wearing tunic, breastplate, and sagion; holds in r. hand spear, and in l. shield
Reverse Legend:   MANOY(in ligature)[HL DECPOT]
Reverse Type:   Bust of emperor, bearded, wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and jeweled loros of simplified type; holds in r. hand labarum-headed scepter, and in l., globus cruciger
Axis Clock:   6
Weight Description:   1.74
Weight:   1.74
Diameter:   17
Chronology:   AD 1143 - AD 1180
Findspot Description:   Lechaion Road
Excavation Date: 4/11/1927
Notebook 95, p. 37-43, .
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
Card #1198
Reference:   DOC IV.1, p. 337, 23; Hendy, p. 121-122, pl. 18, 3-4; Wroth II, p. 579, type 6
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 0693
Image: digital 2010 0694
Image: digital 2010 0695