Corinth Coin: 1934 210
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1934 210
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Half Tetarteron of Andronicus I, 1183-1185, Uncertain Greek Mint (AD 1183 - AD 1185)
Year:   1934
Coin Number:   210
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Half Tetarteron
Mint:   Uncertain Greek
Authority:   Andronicus I, 1183-1185
Obverse Legend:    M-R - UV
Obverse Type:   Bust of Virgin nimbate orans, wearing tunic and maphorion; beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast
Reverse Legend:   [LND]
Reverse Type:   Bust of emperor wearing stemma, skaramangion or divitision, and sagion; holds in r. hand labarum-headed scepter, and in l. gl. cr.
Axis Clock:   6
Weight Description:   1.98
Weight:   1.98
Diameter:   17.5
Chronology:   AD 1183 - AD 1185
Findspot Description:   Agora SE
Excavation Date: 3/7/1934, 10-18
Notebook 139, p. 76, .
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
Card #1197
Reference:   DOC IV.1, p. 353, 8; Hendy, p. 134, pl.19, 4; BMC, p. 586, type 3
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 0795
Image: digital 2010 0796
Image: digital 2010 0797