Andronicus I Comnenus, 1183-1185. Aspron Trachy (Electrum, 30 mm, 4.49 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis. ✠ΘKЄ ROHΘЄΙ The Virgin orans, nimbate, standing facing on footstool, wearing pallium and maphorium; in fields to left and right, monogram of
MHP and ΘV; on breast, nimbate head of Christ.
Rev. ANΔPONIK Ⲱ ΔЄCΠΟTH On the left, Andronicus I standing facing, with forked beard, wearing divitision and loros, holding labarum in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left, on the right, Christ standing facing flanked by IC - XC, nimbate, wearing pallium and colobium, holding book of Gospels in his left hand and crowning the Emperor with his right. DOC 2b. SB 1984. Sharply struck and beautifully preserved. Minor graffiti
, otherwise, extremely fine.
From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector’s ticket), privately acquired from Dr. F. Sternberg on 15 February 1979.