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Alexius I Comnenus. 1081-1118. AV Hyperpyron (31mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1092/3-1118. Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne, raising hand in benediction, barred IC XC across upper field / Alexius standing facing, holding labarum with pellet on shaft and globus cruciger, being crowned by manus Dei, exaggerated jewelling in chlamys. DOC 20g; SB 1913. Light graffito in margin on obverse, scratch in margin on reverse. EF.
From the MacKay Collection of Byzantine Gold and Silver. Ex Property of Princeton Economics acquired by Martin Armstrong (Classical Numismatic Group 90, 23 May 2012), lot 1961; Classical Numismatic Group 47 (24 September 1997), lot 2737.
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