Manuel I Comnenus; AE Half Tetarteron
45,00 €
Description
Manuel I Comnenus (1143 – 1180). AE Half Tetarteron. Bust of St. George facing, beardless, wearing nimbus, breastplate, tunic and sagion, holding shield and lance / Bust of Manuel I Comnenus facing, bearded, wearing cruciform crown, divitision and loros, holding labarum and globus cruciger.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE17 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,64 |
| Grade: | aVF/gF |
| Attribution: | SB 1975 |
| Commentary: | dark olive patina, some deposits |
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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