Corinth Coin: 1935 34
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1935 34
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Aspron Trachy Nomisma of Isaac II, Angelus, 1185-1195, Constantinople Mint (AD 1185 - AD 1195)
Year:   1935
Coin Number:   34
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Aspron Trachy Nomisma
Mint:   Constantinople
Authority:   Isaac II, Angelus, 1185-1195
Obverse Legend:    M-R - UV
Obverse Type:   Bust of Virgin nimbate orans, wearing tunic and maphorion, seated upon throne with back; holds beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast
Reverse Legend:   ICAAKIOC - DECPOTHC
Reverse Type:   Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, jeweled loros of simplified type and sagion; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger, and in l. anexikakia. Manus Dei in upper r. field.
Axis Clock:   6
Diameter:   15.5
Chronology:   AD 1185 - AD 1195
Findspot Description:   Agora SE
Excavation Date: 5/13/1935, #72-80
Notebook 148, p. 64, .
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
Reference:   DOC IV.1, p. 377, 3; Hendy, p. 144, pl.20, 9-11; BMC, p. 592, type 4; Edwards, 153
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 0816
Image: digital 2010 0817
Image: digital 2010 0818