Coin of Manuel I
CoinsByzantine12th century

Coin of Manuel I

1167-1183 CE

Artists

Manuel ICoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Inscription in field. Radiate cross on three steps. Rev.: Inscription. Half-length figure of emperor, bearded, wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and jeweled loros of simplified type; holds in r. hand labarum on long shaft, and in l., gl. cr.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Byzantine
Period
Byzantine period
Century
12th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

5.2 g

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