Manuel I Comnenus AD 1143-1180. Struck circa AD 1143-1152. Constantinople
Aspron Trachy EL
32mm., 4,45g.
MANOYHΛ (OY ligate) ΔECΠOTH to left and right of Manuel, beardless, wearing divitision and loros, six pellets in loros end, holding labarum and akakia, being crowned by Mary, nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorion, on right, MP ΘV between their heads / IC XC to left and right of nimbate bust of Christ facing, raising right hand in benediction, and holding scroll in left hand, O EM-MA- to left, -NOY-HΛ (OY ligate) to right.
nearly extremely fine
Sear 1957; DOC 2b.