Manuel I Comnenus, 1143-1180. Aspron Trachy (Electrum, 34 mm, 4.43 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis, circa 1143-1152. O / ЄM/MA - N૪/HΛ Nimbate bust of Christ Emmanuel facing, wearing tunic and pallium, raising his right hand in benediction and scroll in his left; in fields, IC - XC. Rev. MAN૪HΛ ΔЄΠ[...] / MHP - ΘV Manuel standing facing on the left, wearing crown, divitision and jewelled loros, holding akakia in his right hand and patriarchal cross in his left together with Virgin Mary standing facing on the right, nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorium and raising her left hand in benediction. DOC 2a. SB 1957. Struck from a somewhat worn obverse die, otherwise, about extremely fine.