Bowl Shaped Coin of Christ

Minted at Constantinople during the reign of Andronicus I between September 1183 - 12 September 1185. Obv. The Virgin stg. facing on dais, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium; She holds before her nimbate hd. of the infant Christ facing; to l., MP; to r., 0v. Rev. ANaPONIKOC aECnOTHC (or similar). Christ, bearded and with nimbus cr. (on r.) and Andronicus, with forked beard (on l.), both stg. facing; Christ wears pallium and colobium, holds book of gospels in l. hand, and with his r. crowns the Emperor, who wears divitision, loros, and holds labarum and gl. cr.; between their heads, IC; to r., XC. BCVS #1985

 

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Billon aspron trachy - Time Machine 4-5-99 - Minted at Constantinople during the reign of Manuel I between 8 April 1143 - 24 September 1180. Obv. Christ, bearded, seated facing on throne without back, wearing nimbus cr., pallium and colobium; in l., book of Gospels; to l., IC; to r., XC. Rev. MAN0HA AECnOT (or similar). The Virgin, nimbate (on r.) and Manuel (on l.) both stg. facing; the Virgin wears pallium and maphorium, and with her r. hand crowns the Emperor, who wears divitision and loros, and holds labarum and gl. cr.; between thier heads. M or MP; to r., OV. BCVS #1966 CBE #16 pg. 278

 

View attachment 1422881 View attachment 1422882 Billon aspron trachy - Time Machine 4-5-99 - Minted at Constantinople during the reign of Manuel I between 8 April 1143 - 24 September 1180. Obv. Christ, bearded, seated facing on throne without back, wearing nimbus cr., pallium and colobium; in l., book of Gospels; to l., IC; to r., XC. Rev. MAN0HA AECnOT (or similar). The Virgin, nimbate (on r.) and Manuel (on l.) both stg. facing; the Virgin wears pallium and maphorium, and with her r. hand crowns the Emperor, who wears divitision and loros, and holds labarum and gl. cr.; between thier heads. M or MP; to r., OV. BCVS #1966 CBE #16 pg. 278