Byzantine Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3955 Session 12 (11.30am Thursday) Byzantine Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $200
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SOLD $120
ANDRONICUS I COMNENUS, (1183-1185), billon aspron trachy 33mm, (3.69 g), Constantinople mint, obv. the Theotokos standing facing, wearing nimbus crown, pallium, and maphorium, and holding head of infant Christ facing, wearing nimbus crown,; barred MHP-**Q*V across field, rev. AN**DRONIKW D*EC**[POTHC], Andronicus standing facing, wearing divitision, loros, and sagion, holding labarum and globus cruciger, and being crowned by Christ standing facing, wearing pallium and colobium and holding Gospel book; barred IC between, bared XC to right, (S.1985, DOC Type 3b, Hendy [Pl.18, 13-16, BMC 5-9). Nearly extremely fine with even brown patina, flan split, but well struck for issue, rare as such.
Ex CNG retail list with ticket No.877969.
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