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1143 NGC XF Manuel I Comnenus Byzantine Empire Æ Copper Tetarteron St. George (26040502C)

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  • Extremely Fine Byzantine Empire copper follis coin.
  • Struck for Emperor Manuel I Comnenus at the Thessalonica Mint between 1143-1180 CE.
  • Certified by NGC to XF Strike 4/5 Surface 5/5 (very rare near max subgrades).
  • S-1975, 4.12g, approx. 20mm.
  • Well struck, very appealing in hand.
  • Obverse: Θ ΓE WP ΓI (The Holy George), half-length, nimbate bust of St. George facing, holding lance and shield.
  • Reverse: MANWHΛ ΔECΠ (The Lord Manuel), crowned half-length bust of Manuel facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger.