Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. AV Hyperpyron (28mm, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1143-circa 1152. ICG AU 50.

Electronic Auction 610 – Session 2
Lot: 1290.
Closing Date: Jun 4 2026 10:00 ET

Byzantine, Gold

Estimate: $ 400

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Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. AV Hyperpyron (28mm, 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; nine jewels on collar, seven in chlamys end. DOC 1e.8; SB 1956. Toned. In ICG encapsulation 2077191022, graded AU 50.

From the David C. Bianchi II Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern, 27 January 2015.


Closing Date and Time: 4 June 2026 at 11:36:20 ET.

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