Corinth Coin: 1991 169
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1991 169
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Half Tetarteron of Isaac II, Angelus, 1185-1195, Uncertain Greek Mint (AD 1185 - AD 1195)
    Coin
Year:   1991
Coin Number:   169
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Half Tetarteron
Mint:   Uncertain Greek
Authority:   Isaac II, Angelus, 1185-1195
Obverse Legend:    [O/X / AR] – X / MI
Obverse Type:   Bust of archangel Michael, beardless and nimbate, wearing divitsion, collar-piece, and jeweled loros of simplified type; holds in r. hand jeweled scepter, and in l. gl. cr.
Reverse Legend:    [ ] DE/CPO/THC
Reverse Type:   Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and jeweled loros of simplified type; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger, and in l. anexikakia
Axis Clock:   6
Weight Description:   1.83
Weight:   1.83
Diameter:   14
Chronology:   AD 1185 - AD 1195
Context:   NB838 B75 P114
Findspot Description:   Temple E SE, 79:D
Excavation Date: 5/23/1991
Basket 75
Notebook 838, p. 114, .
    NB838 B75 P114, .
Elevation:   85.819
Area:   Temple E, Southeast
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
boldly clipped
This issue stuck in both Tetarteron and Half Tetarteron (Fisher)
    Record generated from NB catalogue.
Reference:   DOC IV.1, p. 391, 6; cf. Hendy, p. 145, pl. 21, 10-11; Fisher in Hesperia (1976), p. 142-3
Published:   Hesperia 1992, p. 184
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Williams & Zervos, Hesperia 61:2, 1992
Image: digital 2010 0819
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