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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2258671, member: 42773"]I owned one 12th-century coin for a few days last week, before it sold, but it is appropriate to this thread as Manuel I was at war with Roger II of Sicily, and in league with Conrad III of Germany to slice up Southern Italy and Sicily. This coin, however, would not have circulated anywhere near Italy...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]448216[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b> Manuel I, AD 1143-1180 </b></p><p>AE Tetarteron, 4.6g, 20mm, 6h; Thessalonica mint. </p><p>Obv.: QΓE to left, ΩΓIOC to right of bust facing of St. George, unbearded, nimbate, wearing tunic, cuirasse and cloak, holding spear and shield / </p><p>Rev.: MANVHΛ ΔECΠOTH, crowned, unbearded bust facing of Manuel, wearing loros, holding labarum and cross on globe. </p><p>Reference: SB 1975, BMC 75-77[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2258671, member: 42773"]I owned one 12th-century coin for a few days last week, before it sold, but it is appropriate to this thread as Manuel I was at war with Roger II of Sicily, and in league with Conrad III of Germany to slice up Southern Italy and Sicily. This coin, however, would not have circulated anywhere near Italy... [ATTACH=full]448216[/ATTACH] [B] Manuel I, AD 1143-1180 [/B] AE Tetarteron, 4.6g, 20mm, 6h; Thessalonica mint. Obv.: QΓE to left, ΩΓIOC to right of bust facing of St. George, unbearded, nimbate, wearing tunic, cuirasse and cloak, holding spear and shield / Rev.: MANVHΛ ΔECΠOTH, crowned, unbearded bust facing of Manuel, wearing loros, holding labarum and cross on globe. Reference: SB 1975, BMC 75-77[/QUOTE]
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