Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. AV Hyperpyron (29.5mm, 4.30 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1143-circa 1152. Good VF.

Electronic Auction 590
Lot: 777.
Closing Date: Jul 2 2025 10:00 ET

Byzantine, Gold

Estimate: $ 400

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Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. AV Hyperpyron (29.5mm, 4.30 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1143-circa 1152. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator holding scroll; nimbus with five pellets in each double-lined arm / Crowned facing figure of Manuel, wearing jeweled chlamys, holding labarum-tipped scepter and patriarchal globus cruciger; manus Dei above; nine jewels on collar, eight in chlamys end. DOC 1e var. (unlisted chlamys decorations); SB 1956. Toned with some luster, a few light scratches, minor deposits. Good VF.


Closing Date and Time: 2 July 2025 at 14:18:40 ET.

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