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[Corinth Coin] 1961 593: Byzantine Copper/Bronze Tetarteron of John II, Thessalonika Mint (AD 1118 - AD 1143)

Thessalonika ... John II ... AE IC-XC Christ half length, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, holds Gospels (open) in l. hand IVD-CC-P-OTTV Emperor bust, wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys, holds in r. hand jeweled ... AD 1118 - AD 1143 ... DOC IV p. 270, 14; Hendy p. 106, plates 11.11-12; BMC p. 565, type 3 ... NB230 B2 P130