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<p>[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 7454831, member: 96635"]Billon trachea certainly had silver wash. Tetartera not minted in the capital, so from Thessalonica mint, had no silver wash.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/W4rKYH2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180). Billon Aspron Trachy, Constantinopolis mint.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IC - XC. Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Manuel standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger, and being crowned by the Virgin standing to right.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> Sear 1966.</p><p>4.33g; 31mm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/powDWMG.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Alexius I Comnenus, (1081-1118). <b>Billon Aspron Trachy</b>, Post-reform period, second coinage. Constantinopolis mint. Struck 1092/3-1118.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Christ seated facing on square-backed throne, wearing nimbus, pallium and colobium, rasing his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospel in his left; in fields, IC - XC.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> + AΛЄZIω ΔЄC[ΠΟΤ Tω KM] Crowned bust of Alexius I facing, wearing loros, holding labarum with his right hand and globus cruciger in his left.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> SB 1918.</p><p>4.40g; 28mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 7454831, member: 96635"]Billon trachea certainly had silver wash. Tetartera not minted in the capital, so from Thessalonica mint, had no silver wash. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/W4rKYH2.jpg[/IMG] [B]Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180). Billon Aspron Trachy, Constantinopolis mint. Obverse:[/B] IC - XC. Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne. [B]Reverse:[/B] Manuel standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger, and being crowned by the Virgin standing to right. [B]Reference:[/B] Sear 1966. 4.33g; 31mm [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/powDWMG.jpg[/IMG] [B]Alexius I Comnenus, (1081-1118). [B]Billon Aspron Trachy[/B], Post-reform period, second coinage. Constantinopolis mint. Struck 1092/3-1118. Obverse:[/B] Christ seated facing on square-backed throne, wearing nimbus, pallium and colobium, rasing his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospel in his left; in fields, IC - XC. [B]Reverse:[/B] + AΛЄZIω ΔЄC[ΠΟΤ Tω KM] Crowned bust of Alexius I facing, wearing loros, holding labarum with his right hand and globus cruciger in his left. [B]Reference:[/B] SB 1918. 4.40g; 28mm[/QUOTE]
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