THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
John II Comnenus, August 1118-April 1143, with colleagues from 1119
Hyperpyron, Thessalonica 1122-1137, AV 4.56 g. KERO – HΘEI Christ enthroned facing, nimbate, raising r. hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in l.; in field, IC – XC. Rev. [I]ω / [Δ]EC/[Π]O/[T]H John on l., wearing loros and holding globus cruciger, crowned by the Virgin on r., nimbate and wearing tunic and maphorion; in field, ΘV – MHR ligate. DO 5. Sear 1949.
Almost invisible graffiti on both obverse and reverse, otherwise good extremely fine