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<p>[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 7435103, member: 95174"][ATTACH=full]1290282[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Another Hyperpyron, this one John II and from Thessalonica. Thick coin and I remember it was difficult to acquire. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>JOHN II HYPERPYRON NOMISMA IV DOC 1 Thessalonica First Coinage SBCV-1947</b></p><p><br /></p><p>JOHN II HYPERPYRON NOMISMA IV DOC 1 Thessalonica First Coinage SBCV-1947</p><p>OBV Christ Bearded and Nimbate , wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon a throne without back: r. hand raised in benediction , holds gospels in l.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV Half length figure of emperor on l. and of Virgin , holding between them Partriarcghal cross on long shaft. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, collar piece, and paneled loros of simplified type; holds anexikakia in r. hand. Virgin wears tunic and maphorion. Manus Dei in upper left field.</p><p><br /></p><p>Size 29mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight 4.5gm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 7435103, member: 95174"][ATTACH=full]1290282[/ATTACH] Another Hyperpyron, this one John II and from Thessalonica. Thick coin and I remember it was difficult to acquire. [B]JOHN II HYPERPYRON NOMISMA IV DOC 1 Thessalonica First Coinage SBCV-1947[/B] JOHN II HYPERPYRON NOMISMA IV DOC 1 Thessalonica First Coinage SBCV-1947 OBV Christ Bearded and Nimbate , wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon a throne without back: r. hand raised in benediction , holds gospels in l. REV Half length figure of emperor on l. and of Virgin , holding between them Partriarcghal cross on long shaft. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, collar piece, and paneled loros of simplified type; holds anexikakia in r. hand. Virgin wears tunic and maphorion. Manus Dei in upper left field. Size 29mm Weight 4.5gm[/QUOTE]
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