Description
Manuel I (1143 – 1180). AE Half Tetarteron. Crowned, unbearded bust of Manuel facing, wearing loros, holding labarum / Monogram (cross with letters MΛΔKÎ ).
Manuel I; AE Half Tetarteron; monogram
45,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE17 |
| Weight [g]: | 2,34 |
| Grade: | VF/VF |
| Attribution: | SB 1979 |
| Commentary: | attractive green patina, reverse slightly off-center |
Historical Context
In 1155 Manuel I send a small Byzantine fleet to invade the Southern Italy (at the time under the Norman rule) - last time the Byzantine soldiers set foot on the land of former Western Roman Empire.
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