Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. AV Hyperpyron (29.5mm, 4.21 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1143-circa 1152. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator holding scroll; nimbus with five pellets in each double-lined arm / Manuel standing facing, wearing crown and jeweled chlamys, holding labarum and patriarchal globus cruciger; manus Dei above; six jewels on collar, six in chlamys end. DOC 1a.7 (same dies); SB 1956. Some luster, slightly wavy flan, graffiti and scratches at margins. Near EF.

From the David Welsh Collection. Ex Geneva Collection (Heritage 351, 3 June 2004), lot 12418.


Closing Date and Time: 19 July 2023 at 12:40:40 ET.

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