Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 92 Part 1 23-24 May 2016
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THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
John II Comnenus, August 1118-April 1143, with colleagues from 1119
Aspron trachy 1118-1122, EL 4.28 g. Christ, nimbate, seated facing on backless throne, wearing tunic and colobium, raising r. hand in benediction and holding Book of Gospels in l.; in field, IC – XC. Rev. [broken legend] John on l., wearing crown, divitision and chlamys and St. George, nimbate, on r., in military attire, both holding patriarchal cross between them. DO 8c. Sear 1942.
Edge nick at 5 o'clock on obverse, otherwise about extremely fine