Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. AV Hyperpyron (30mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1160-circa 1164. Near EF.

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Lot: 589. Estimated: $ 300

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Sold For $ 325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. AV Hyperpyron (30mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1160-circa 1164. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator holding scroll; nimbus with five pellets in each double-lined arm / Manuel standing facing, wearing crown and jeweled chlamys, holding labarum and patriarchal globus cruciger; manus Dei above; five jewels on collar, eight in chlamys end. DOC 1b; SB 1956. Some luster and toning, light scrape on obverse, some light scratches. Near EF.

From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Vitangelo Collection (Roma E-Sale 78, 17 December 2020), lot 1965.


Closing Date and Time: 26 April 2023 at 13:16:00 ET.

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