Corinth Coin: 1934 343
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1934 343
Title:   Coin
    Byzantine Copper/Bronze Coin of Theodore I Comnenus-Lascaris, 1208-1222 (AD 1208 - AD 1222)
Year:   1934
Coin Number:   343
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Authority:   Theodore I Comnenus-Lascaris, 1208-1222
Obverse Legend:   IC – XC in field
Obverse Type:   Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back; holds Gospels in l. hand. Asterisk above cushion of throne, to either side.
Reverse Legend:    [UEODVROC DECPOTHC KOMNHNOC O LAC]K[ARHC] in two columnar groups
Reverse Type:   Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger, and in l., anexikakia; Manus dei in upper r. field
Axis Clock:   6
Weight Description:   0.745
Weight:   0.745
Diameter:   18
Chronology:   AD 1208 - AD 1222
Findspot Description:   Christian Basilica, from narthex wall
Excavation Date: 11/6/1934, #21
Notebook 98, p. 165, .
Notes:   Michael VI. Record generated from NB catalogue.
    Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
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Card #24
Ths Christ is similar to the reverse of BMC pl LXVIII, 2 (electrum) for X. cf. Edwards, 139
Reference:   DOC IV.2, p. 461, 6; Hendy, p. 229, pl. 31, 1-5
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Images (4)
Notebook Page: NB 192, spread 6 (pp. 3 - 4)