Ancient Coins, Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118), hyperpyron, Constantinople, post-reform (1092/3-1118), + KE RO HO EI, full figure of Christ Pantocrator enthroned on backless throne, with cruciform nimbus, raising r. hand in benediction and holding gospels in lap, barred IC XC across upper field, rev. Alexius standing facing, wearing crown, divitision, and chlamys, and holding labarum in r. hand and globus cruciger in l., to upper r., crowning manus Dei emerging from Heaven; to l., A/AE/SI/w/DEC/PO/T, to r., T/w/K/O/(MNH)/N/w, wt. 4.3gms. (DOC.20; Sear 1912), well struck on a broad flan, edges a little battered, very fine (250 - 300 GBP)