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Coin of Manuel I

Coin of Manuel I

r. 1143 -1180

Manuel I

Byzantine

Obv.: Bust of St. George, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic, breastplate, and sagion; holds in r. hand spear, and in l., shield. Rev.: Bust of emperor, bearded, wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and jeweled loros of simplified type; holds in r. hand labarum-headed scepter, and in l., gl. cr.

Bronze

Byzantine period

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