Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. EL Aspron Trachy Nomisma (31.5mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1152-circa 1167. EF.

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Lot: 1069. Estimated: $ 300

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Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. EL Aspron Trachy Nomisma (31.5mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1152-circa 1167. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Facing figures of Manuel, wearing crown and loros, holding akakia, and the Theotokos, holding patriarchal cross between them set on globule. DOC 3a.2; SB 1958. Lightly toned and lustrous, light scratches and hairlines. EF.

From the Iconodule Collection. Ex Dr. Max Blaschegg Collection (Leu Web 22, 20 August 2022), lot 340; purchased from Münzen & Medaillen AG, 23 October 1982.


Closing Date and Time: 4 October 2023 at 15:56:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.