E-auction 99-52252 - bby_343718 - MANUEL I KOMNENOS Tetarteron
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| Estimate : | 125 € |
| Price : | 38 € |
| Maximum bid : | 42 € |
| End of the sale : | 09 March 2015 16:09:00 |
| bidders : | 10 bidders |
Type : Tetarteron
Date: c. 1150
Mint name / Town : Thessalonica
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,65 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large ovale centré à l’usure régulière avec une faiblesse de frappe au revers. Très beau buste de saint Georges. Patine verte
Obverse
Obverse description : Buste de saint Georges nimbé , vêtu de la cuirasse, de la tunique et du sagion, tenant une lance de la main droite et un bouclier de la main gauche.
Obverse legend : Q/ G/E/(OR)-/GI/OS
Obverse translation : (Saint Georges).
Reverse
Reverse description : Buste couronné de Manuel Ier à mi-corps debout de face, vêtu du loros, tenant le labarum de la main droite et le globe crucigère de la main gauche.
Reverse legend : MANuHA - DESPo
Reverse translation : (Manuel despote).
Commentary
Poids léger. Cinq globules autour du cou et quatre sur le sagion.
Historical background
MANUEL I KOMNENOS
(8/04/1143-24/09/1180)
The very long reign of Manuel I marks the last Byzantine burst before the fall of 1204. Impregnated with Latin culture, he had to face the second crusade (1147-1149), led by Louis VII of France who, with the help of the Normans of Roger II, attacked Byzantium. The Normans seized part of Greece (Corinth and Thebes). Louis VII had to return to France just before divorcing Eleanor of Aquitaine. Manuel was the son-in-law of Conrad III and Frederic Barbarossa was his sworn enemy. The Emperor of Germany urged the Sultan of Iconium to revolt against the Byzantines who were crushed at the battle of Myrioscephalon in 1176. After a reign of 37 years, Manuel died out in 1180, leaving Byzantium weakened, easy prey for Christians and Muslims.
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