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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2219120, member: 19463&quot;]My new coin is of interest to me because it does not have the regular facing portrait of Christ expected in this era but shows St. George instead.&nbsp; The legend shown on the left is theta (saint) gamma E.&nbsp; The rest of the name is weak at the right.&nbsp;&nbsp; St. George wears a halo but his lacks the cross as shown on the halos of Christ.&nbsp; The other side of the coin shows Manual and MANUH DECpiO.&nbsp; Most of these seem to be struck on older coins trimmed down to size.&nbsp; Mine is 4.73g, 20mm (AE tetarteron) and attributed to the mint at Thessalonika. [ATTACH=full]434521[/ATTACH]</p><p>Below we see a Byzantine icon showing George in the same pose:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George#/media/File:Icon8.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George#/media/File:Icon8.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George#/media/File:Icon8.jpg</a></p><p>and a contemporary church ceiling:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George#/media/File:Georgeladoga.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George#/media/File:Georgeladoga.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George#/media/File:Georgeladoga.jpg</a></p><p>Compare the haircuts.</p><p><br /></p><p>These images predate George&#039;s association with dragon slaying as shown on UK crowns and before he got a helmet to cover the hair.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know a specific event that might have caused George to be given a place on these 12th century coins?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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