ANDRONICUS I COMNENUS, 1183-1185
Mint of Constantinopolis
Electrum aspron trachy 1183-1185.
Obv. +Θ Κ – EPO – HΘEI The Virgin nimbate and orans, wearing tunic and maphorion; on her breast, head of the infant Christ; in field, MHP ligate – ΘV.
Rev. ANΔPONIK – ΔЄCΠOTH Christ standing on r., nimbate, and Andronicus, on l., standing facing; Christ wears pallium and colobium, holds Book of Gospels and crowns Andronicus who wears divitision, loros and sagion and holds labarum and globus cruciger. In field, IC – XC. 300.-
Sear 1984. DOC pl. 18, 11-12.
4.16 g. Scyphate form. Broken into 2 segments. Good very fine.