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<p>[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 7494145, member: 95174"]Okay, Another one, It is a wonderful acquisition. I have been trying to successfully get one for several years but I always came up as a loser. I won this example from CNG, received it yesterday and I think it was worth the wait for a win.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295658[/ATTACH]</p><p> <b>Manuel I Comnenus. </b>1143-1180. AV Hyperpyron (29mm, 4.34 g, 6h). Variety V. Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1167-1183. Facing bust of beardless Christ, beardless, holding scroll and raising hand in benediction; nimbus with five pellets between double-lined cross arms / Manuel standing facing, holding labarum and patriarchal cross on globe, being crowned by <i>manus Dei</i>; nine pellets on collar; on chlamys, square below right arm. DOC 1(for type); SB 1956. Lightly toned, minor scratches. Good VF.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>From the Peter J. Merani Collection, purchased from Glenn W. Woods</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 7494145, member: 95174"]Okay, Another one, It is a wonderful acquisition. I have been trying to successfully get one for several years but I always came up as a loser. I won this example from CNG, received it yesterday and I think it was worth the wait for a win. [ATTACH=full]1295658[/ATTACH] [B]Manuel I Comnenus. [/B]1143-1180. AV Hyperpyron (29mm, 4.34 g, 6h). Variety V. Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1167-1183. Facing bust of beardless Christ, beardless, holding scroll and raising hand in benediction; nimbus with five pellets between double-lined cross arms / Manuel standing facing, holding labarum and patriarchal cross on globe, being crowned by [I]manus Dei[/I]; nine pellets on collar; on chlamys, square below right arm. DOC 1(for type); SB 1956. Lightly toned, minor scratches. Good VF. [I]From the Peter J. Merani Collection, purchased from Glenn W. Woods[/I][/QUOTE]
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