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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Tetarteron of Manuel I Komnenos

Possible OriginCorinth, Greece, Europe

CultureByzantine

PeriodMiddle Byzantine

Date1143-1180 CE

MediumCopper alloy

Credit LineGift of Robert L. Scranton

Dimensions11/16 in. 1/16 oz. (1.7 cm, 2.4 g)

Object number1994.017.105

Label TextObverse: Cross with X at center, standing on platform with three steps, flanked by IC and XC in left and right fields

Reverse: Half-length figure of Manuel facing, wearing crown and Ioros, and holding labarum in right hand and globus cruciger in left hand

ProvenanceEx coll. Louise (1912-2003) and Dr. Robert L. Scranton (1912-1993), Chicago, Ilinois and Decatur, Georgia.

Status

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