Manuel I Comnenus, 1143-1180. Hyperpyron (Gold, 30 mm, 4.35 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis, 1167-1180. +ΚЄ ROHΘЄI Nimbate and beardless bust of Christ facing, wearing tunic and pallium, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left; in fields, IC - XC. Rev. Manuel standing facing, wearing crown and chlamys, holding labarum in his right hand and globus surmounted by patriarchal cross in his left; above, manus Dei; to left, MA/N૪H / ΔЄC/ΠO/TH; to right, Tω/Π/OP/ΦV/PO/Γ. DOC 1e. SB 1956. Faint scratches on the obverse and with minor die shift on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.
From the Nea Rhomē Collection, formed in the early 2000s.