Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. AV Hyperpyron (28.5mm, 4.27 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1143-circa 1152. Near EF.

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Lot: 981. Estimated: $ 300

Byzantine, Gold

Sold For $ 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. AV Hyperpyron (28.5mm, 4.27 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1143-circa 1152. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator holding scroll; nimbus with five pellets in each double-lined arm / Crowned facing figure of Manuel, wearing jeweled chlamys, holding labarum-tipped scepter and patriarchal globus cruciger; manus Dei above; threee jewels on collar, six in chlamys end. DOC 1d; SB 1956; Dow, ACTTB, p. 313 (this coin). Toned. Near EF. Ex Marc Poncin Collection (Classical Numismatic Group MBS 72 (14 June 2006), lot 2184.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter The Byzantine Empire. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions.

Closing Date and Time: 18 March 2026 at 15:26:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.