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Tetarteron - Isaac Komnenos Usurpation of Cyprus
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 1185-1191 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The Virgin Mary (Theotokos) depicted standing in three-quarter view toward the right upon a low footstool, nimbed, in the orans posture with arms raised in supplication, clothed in pallium and maphorium. The Hand of God issues from the upper right field in a gesture of benediction. Flanking inscriptions appear on either side of the central figure, and the design is enclosed within a beaded border. The style is characteristic of late Komnenian provincial Byzantine coinage, executed with the bold but somewhat rough workmanship typical of Cypriot issues of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΜΡ ΘΥ |
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| Mintage | ND (1185-1191) - Probably Nicosia |
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