Byzantinisches Reich Tetarteron - Isaac Komnenos, 1187 – 1191

Tetarteron aus Byzantinisches Reich. Ausgegeben von 1187 bis 1191. Geprägt in Bronze. Durchmesser 18 mm, Gewicht 3.04 g.

Avers

Christ Emmanuel facing, seated on throne with back, beardless, nimbate with pellet in each limb of nimbus, wearing colobium and possibly pallium, raising right hand in benediction and holding scroll with left hand. Inscriptions on either side of nimbus, along with vertical inscriptions in left and right fields.

Revers

Isaac Comnenus facing, standing on the right, wearing stemma, clothed with divitision and loros, holding cruciger sceptre with left hand and akakia with right hand; being crowned by left hand of Virgin, standing on left, looking to right, wearing pallium and maphorium. Inscription at top between their heads, and vertical retrograde inscriptions in left and right fields. (Isaakios Despotis:"Despot Isaac".)