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Manuel I Comnenus, 1143-1180. Aspron Trachy (Electrum, 34 mm, 4.44 g, 6 h), Constantinople, 1152-1167. IC - XC Christ Pantokrator, wearing a nimbus cruciger with a pellet in each arm, seated facing on throne, wearing tunic and kolobion, holding Book of Gospels in his left hand and raising his right in benediction. Rev. [MANᏌHΛ ΔЄCΠOTH] / M [ΘV] Manuel standing facing on the left, wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece (with three pellets), and simplified jewelled loros (with three pellets on the sleeve end), holding an anexikakia in his right hand, and, in his left holding a patriarchal cross, which is also held in the right hand of the Virgin, on the right, standing facing, nimbate, wearing a tunic and a maphorion. DOC 3a.1 var. (differing number of pellets in the collar-piece). SB 1958. Sharply struck and beautifully toned. Extremely fine.

CYPRUS. Salamis. Evagoras I, circa 411-374 BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.60 g). Bare male head to right; within beaded circular border. Rev. Blank, as struck. BMC 47. SNG Copenhagen 42. Tziambazis 116. Toned. Minor roughness, edge chip, otherwise, good very fine.