Manuel I - EL Aspron Trachy
Obverse
Name/Title
Manuel I - EL Aspron TrachyEntry/Object ID
C2020-BZ18-577Collection
ByzantineMintage
Mint
ThessalonicaDate made
1143 CE - 1180 CETime Period
ByzantinePlace of Origin
City
ThessalonicaRegion
MacedoniaManufacture Method
StruckCoin Details
Obverse
Description
The Virgin Mary nimbate (double-struck), wearing pallium and maphorium, enthroned facing forward, holding infant Christ facing forward, on left side MP (below line), on right side ΘV (below line).Reverse
Description
Manuel and St. Demetrius on left and right, both standing facing forward, Manuel wearing crown, divitision and chlamys and St. Demetrius wearing military attire, holding labarum between them.Transcription
[MAN(monogrammed)OυHΛ ΔεCΠOTH]Translation
Despot (Lord) ManuelIssuing Authority
Manuel IDenomination
EL Aspron TrachyEthnography
Cultural Region
Country
GreeceCulture/Tribe
Byzantine