Andronicus I Comnenus BI Aspron Trachy. Constantinople, AD 1183-1185. Virgin, nimbate, standing facing on dais, wearing pallium and maphorium, holding nimbate head of infant Christ on breast; MHP(ligate)-ΘV across fields / ANΔPONIK [ΔECΠOTH], Christ (on right), bearded, standing facing, nimbate, wearing pallium and kolobion, book of Gospels in left hand, right hand crowning Andronicus I (on left), standing facing, wearing crown with pendilia, divitision and loros, labarum in right hand, globus cruciger in left; IC-XC across fields. DOC 3b; Sear 1985. 3.42g, 32mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine; double struck on obv.
From a private US collection.