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Message:: [QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 3572202, member: 44316"][USER=80556]@David@PCC[/USER] noted the reverse legend naming Manuel I: MANOVHΛ ΔECΠOTHC  (Manuel, Despot = Manuel, Emperor) On the OP coin you can see the "HΛ" at 9:00 - 10:30. By the way, that "H" is a Greek eta (our E) and that Λ is a Greek lambda (our L). You can also see the Δ to the right of his head, but that is not distinguishing, just the first letter of "emperor" (in Greek at this time). [ATTACH=full]951703[/ATTACH] Here is one with a remarkably clear name on the reverse.28 mm. 3.34 grams.Manuel I, 1143-1180Sear 1964. The type is common. Finding it with a clear strike is not.[/QUOTE]