Watch List notes:

Andronicus I Comnenus, 1183-1185. Aspron Trachy (Billon, 30 mm, 4.36 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis. MHP - ΘV The Virgin, nimbate, standing facing on dais, wearing pallium and maphorium, holding with both hands nimbate head of infant Christ on her breast. Rev. ΑNΔPONIKOC ΔЄCPOTHC Andronicus I standing facing on the left, wearing crown and loros, holding labarum in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left, crowned by Christ, nimbate, standing facing on the right, holding Book of Gospels in his left hand; above and to right, IC - XC. DOC 3b. SB 1985. Good very fine.


From a European collection of Byzantine coins, formed before 2005.