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1/2 Tetarteron - Manuel I Komnenos Thessalonica
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 1143-1180 |
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| Currency | First Hyperpyron Nomisma (1092-cca. 1300) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | IC XC |
| Reverse description | Full-length frontal figure of Emperor Manuel I Komnenos, standing erect, wearing imperial crown and military loros or divitision. The emperor holds a scepter topped with a fleur-de-lis or globus cruciger in one hand and a cross on globe (globus cruciger) in the other, asserting both his temporal and spiritual authority. The Greek legend MANOVHL DECPOTH appears in the fields, reading 'Manuel Despot,' confirming his imperial title. The treatment of the figure is typical of mid-Byzantine hammered provincial copper coinage, with a hieratic, symmetrical frontal pose. |
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