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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BenSi, post: 3957114, member: 95174&quot;]<b>MANUEL COMNENUS, Billion Aspron Trachy SBCV-1966 DOC IV -13c </b></p><p>OBV Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back; holds Gospels in l. hand. Pellet in each limb of nimbus cross</p><p><br /></p><p>REV Full length figure of emperor, bearded on l., crowned by Virgin nimbate. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, collar piece, jeweled loros of a simplified type ; holds in right hand labarum-scepter, and inl. Gl cr.Virgin wears tunic and maphorion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Size 31mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight 4.63gm</p><p><br /></p><p>A nearly perfect strike and that is exceptional. If you notice Christs head you will see the nimbus dots ever so slightly out of alignment. The dies were fresh when struck. Truly Exceptional. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think it is completely in the norm regarding size and weight, just a really lucky strike at the mint. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dumbarton Oakes asked for some particular coins their collection was missing, I was much younger then , said no , they said how about leaving them to us. I don&#039;t remember how I responded but I was only 35 then. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for Trachy collection, that was a unusual coin because of the strike, the issue was abundant, their is Andronicus issues that can be found that well struck. I guess they got better then. I still am on the lookout for exceptional coins from the rules of the Comnenus family. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree, they are wonderful designs and your examples are really nice. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for the compliments and have a very Happy Holidays![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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