Corinth Coin: 2014 51
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   2014 51
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Tetarteron of House of Comnenus, Thessalonika Mint (AD 1081 - AD 1204)
Year:   2014
Coin Number:   51
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Tetarteron
Mint:   Thessalonika
Dynasty:   House of Comnenus
Comments:   Thick fabric. Poss. Andronicus I (1183-1185)
Obverse Type:   Fig. facing, nimbus, r. hand raised (Virgin?) orans
Reverse Type:   Emp. Facing, orb in l., lab. in r.
Axis Clock:   12
Weight Description:   4.355
Weight:   4.355
Diameter:   16.5
Chronology:   AD 1081 - AD 1204
Context:   Temple E, Southeast, context 117
Findspot Description:   Temple E, Southeast, sieve, Temple E, Southeast, context 117, Sieve, .
Area:   Temple E, Southeast
Published:   c.f. DOC IV.2 pl. XVIII nos. 6.1, 6.6 (Andronicus I - not quite this…); Hendy, pl. 19:2 (1969)
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Basket: Temple E, Southeast, context 117