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<p>[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 3905122, member: 95174"]I was making it too complex, look at St George, this is much closer to yours. The rest of the image is not visible on your coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a match, from my collection, older picture. This variation is unlisted because St George has both a shield and hilt of sword. Normally it is one or the other. [ATTACH=full]1029446[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>2015x ALEXIUS III ANGELUS-COMNENUS AE Half? TETARTERON S-2015/7v DOC 5 CLBC 8.4.3v VARIATION UNLISTED </b></p><p>OBV Bust of St. George , beardless and nimbate , wearing tunic, breastplate wearing tunic, breastplate, and sagion; holds spear in r. hand resting on l. shoulder and in l. scroll or hilt of sword AND shield behind left arm.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV Full length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in r. hand labarum on long shaft and in l. Globus cruciger with patriarchal cross.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Size 17.94mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight 2.4gm</p><p><br /></p><p>I purchased this as part of a collection from Europe. The coin was attributed by previous owner as S-2017 a much rarer coin to find. Upon reexamining the coin, it turned out it has a shield and hilt of sword that the left hand is holding. On the reverse the gl.cr. has a patriarchal cross, this is seen on his half Tetartera. </p><p><br /></p><p>The weight is average for a half Tetarteron and a bit low for a full Tetarteron . the die size is around 15mm, small for a Tetarteron and large for a half.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 3905122, member: 95174"]I was making it too complex, look at St George, this is much closer to yours. The rest of the image is not visible on your coin. Here is a match, from my collection, older picture. This variation is unlisted because St George has both a shield and hilt of sword. Normally it is one or the other. [ATTACH=full]1029446[/ATTACH] [B]2015x ALEXIUS III ANGELUS-COMNENUS AE Half? TETARTERON S-2015/7v DOC 5 CLBC 8.4.3v VARIATION UNLISTED [/B] OBV Bust of St. George , beardless and nimbate , wearing tunic, breastplate wearing tunic, breastplate, and sagion; holds spear in r. hand resting on l. shoulder and in l. scroll or hilt of sword AND shield behind left arm. REV Full length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in r. hand labarum on long shaft and in l. Globus cruciger with patriarchal cross. Size 17.94mm Weight 2.4gm I purchased this as part of a collection from Europe. The coin was attributed by previous owner as S-2017 a much rarer coin to find. Upon reexamining the coin, it turned out it has a shield and hilt of sword that the left hand is holding. On the reverse the gl.cr. has a patriarchal cross, this is seen on his half Tetartera. The weight is average for a half Tetarteron and a bit low for a full Tetarteron . the die size is around 15mm, small for a Tetarteron and large for a half.[/QUOTE]
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