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<p>[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 2965458, member: 74799"]I really wanted to do an identification website for trachys, but my limited time got even more limited due to work lately. Maybe someone else will pick up that mantle. The reverse is Virgin Mary seated on a throne holding an image of Christ. A quite popular image that can be seen in several coins. You can see the MP - ΘV legend on the right image, next to her head. The legend is a shorthand for <i><b>Μ</b>ήτη<b>ρ</b> <b>Θ</b>εο<b>ῦ</b> </i>in Greek for "Mother of God". Either way, I believe it is this coin, but there are several sub-variations based on loros waist type and collar-piece jewelry:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Byzantine Empire: Isaac II Angelus (1185-1195 CE) BI Aspron Trachy, Constantinople (Sear 2003; DOC 3b) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: <i>MP - ΘV</i> in upper field; Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion, seated upon thrown with back; holds beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast</p><p>Rev: <i>ICAAKIOC ΔECΠOTHC</i> in two columnar groups; Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, jeweled loros of simplified type, and sagion; holds in right hand scepter cruciger, and in left, anexikakia; Manus Dei in upper right field</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-2003.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 2965458, member: 74799"]I really wanted to do an identification website for trachys, but my limited time got even more limited due to work lately. Maybe someone else will pick up that mantle. The reverse is Virgin Mary seated on a throne holding an image of Christ. A quite popular image that can be seen in several coins. You can see the MP - ΘV legend on the right image, next to her head. The legend is a shorthand for [I][B]Μ[/B]ήτη[B]ρ[/B] [B]Θ[/B]εο[B]ῦ[/B] [/I]in Greek for "Mother of God". Either way, I believe it is this coin, but there are several sub-variations based on loros waist type and collar-piece jewelry: [B]Byzantine Empire: Isaac II Angelus (1185-1195 CE) BI Aspron Trachy, Constantinople (Sear 2003; DOC 3b) [/B] Obv: [I]MP - ΘV[/I] in upper field; Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion, seated upon thrown with back; holds beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast Rev: [I]ICAAKIOC ΔECΠOTHC[/I] in two columnar groups; Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, jeweled loros of simplified type, and sagion; holds in right hand scepter cruciger, and in left, anexikakia; Manus Dei in upper right field [img]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-2003.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
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