Auction 88 Part I
The Byzantine Empire
Andronicus I Comnenus, 1183-1185
Hyperpyron 1183-1185, AV 4.61 g. The Virgin, nimbate, enthroned facing, wearing pallium and maphorium and holding before her, nimbate head of the infant Christ facing; at sides of nimbus, MHP ligate – ΘV. Rev. ANDRONIKOC – DECΠOTHC IC – XC Christ, bearded and with crossed nimbus, and Andronicus standing facing; Christ wears pallium and colobium, crowning the Emperor, who wears divitision, loros and sagion and holds labarum and globus cruciger. DO 1. Sear 1983.
In exceptional condition for the issue, minor area of weakness,
otherwise good extremely fine