Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. EL Aspron Trachy (31mm, 4.25 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1143-circa 1152. Good VF.

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Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. EL Aspron Trachy (31mm, 4.25 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1143-circa 1152. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator holding scroll; nimbus with one pellet in each double-lined arm / Facing figures of Manuel, wearing loros, holding labarum with pellet on shaft and akakia, and the Theotokos, crowning Manuel. DOC 2b; SB 1957. Lustrous, some toning, light scratches. Good VF.

From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Trausnitz Collection (Nomos 20, 10 July 2020), lot 453.


Closing Date and Time: 26 April 2023 at 13:15:40 ET.

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