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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 2456145, member: 74799&quot;]Continuation of the Commenus Dynasty:</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: John II Comnenus Ducas (1118-1143) AV Hyperpyron, Constantinople Mint (Sear-1938; DOC-1a) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IC XC in upper field; Christ bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back; right hand raised in benediction, holds Gospels in left</p><p>Rev: Half-length figure of emperor on left, and of Virgin, holding between them patriarchal cross on long shaft. Emperor wears stemmam divitision, collar-piece, and paneled loros of simplified type; holds anexikakia in right. Virgin wears tunic and maphorion. Manus Dei in upper left field</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1938.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: John II Comnenus Ducas (1118-1143) BI Tetateron, Constantinople (Sear-1945; DOC-12) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Nimbate figure of Christ standing on footstool holding book of Gospels, IC XC with contraction marks in left and right field. </p><p>Rev: [+Ιω Δ]ΕCΠΟΤ Τω ΠΟΡΦΥΡOΓNT; emperor standing facing wearing crown and chlamys, holding jeweled cruciform sceptre and globus cruciger.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-1945.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1945%281%29.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: John II Comnenus Ducas (1118-1143) Billon-Aspron Trachy, Constantinople (Sear-1944) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IC - XC.</p><p>Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, and raising right hand in benediction; in left, book of Gospels.</p><p>Rev: IW ΔΕCΠΟT T ΠΦVPOΓNT.</p><p>Bust facing, wearing crown and loros, holding cruciform sceptre and globus cruciger. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1944.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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