Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. BI trachy (30.6 mm, 4.32 g, 6 h). Constantinople mint. IC-XC, Christ, bearded, seated on throne, wearing nimbus, pallium and colobion; raising right hand in benediction, holds book of Gospels in left hand / MANOVHΛ ΔECΠOT, The Virgin, nimbate, and Manuel, both standing facing; the Virgin wears pallium and maphorium and crowns the emperor who wears divitision and loros, holding labarum and globus cruciger. SBV 1966; DOC 13. F/VF.
Ex Dave Surber collection.