Description: Obverse: Half-length figure of Virgin, facing, nimbate, orans, wearing tunic and maphorion, within the walls of Constantinople; sigla C Π K T. Reverse: Full-length figure of Christ in centre, bearded and nimbate, crowning two emperors, l. and r.; to l. full-length figure of emperor Andronikos, bearded, wearing stemma, collar-piece and loros; hand upon breast; to r. full-length figure of emperor Michael, beardless, wearing stemma, collar-piece and loros; hand on breast.
Inscriptions: Obverse: None. Reverse: IC XC (Jesus Christ) A/N/KI/O (Andronikos) MX/A/H (Michael)
Bibliography: DOC V.478c.Var.
Notes: Sent to Sir John Carr's laboratory for alloy testing; clipped.
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