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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 6451960, member: 110226&quot;]Here&#039;s a coin out of a large lot that arrived yesterday.&nbsp; It is a half tetarteron of Manuel I, Thessalonica Mint, 1143-1180 AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe it is Sear 1977, but the reverse is different.&nbsp; The coins that I have encountered as Sear 1977 have a half facing portrait of Manuel I on the reverse, while this coin has basically a full length figure, truncated at the bottom by the flan.</p><p><br /></p><p>I cannot find an example with the full standing figure through the Internet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have a Sear number for this coin, or is Sear 1977 applicable?</p><p><br /></p><p>2.0 grams with some light scratches on both sides.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257014[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>While I&#039;m at it, here&#039;s one more coin from the same lot.&nbsp; This one is an odd-ball, with a reverse with a geometrical design that I have not seen before, but that might be due to my lack of experience with these Byzantine post-follis coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think this coin is imitative.&nbsp; It weighs 2.3 grams and is quite crude.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know if I have correct orientation of the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257015[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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