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Aspron Trachy - Isaac Komnenos Usurpation of Cyprus
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 1187-1191 |
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| Weight | 3.92 g |
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| Obverse description | Concave (scyphate) field bearing a beardless bust of Christ Emmanuel, nimbate, depicted facing in a hieratic style wearing the pallium and colobium; the left hand holds a scroll while the cruciform nimbus is ornamented with four pellets arranged as a square in each limb, with a fifth pellet at the centre of each grouping. The Christological abbreviation IC XC flanks the nimbus, with the epithet OЄ MM A Nδ HΛ inscribed on either side in Greek majuscule characters. The design is enclosed by a beaded border. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (1187-1191) - Probably Nicosia mint |
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