Byzantine Empire Tetarteron - Isaac Komnenos, 1185 – 1191
Usurpation of Cyprus
Information
Country
Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
Currency
First Hyperpyron Nomisma
(1092)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
Tetarteron
Year
1185 – 1191
Ruler
Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus
(1184–1191)
Composition
Bronze
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Weight (g)
2.39
Diameter (mm)
20
Demonetized
Yes
Description
Tetarteron from Byzantine Empire. Issued from 1185 to 1191. Struck in Bronze. Measures 20 mm and weighs 2.39 g.
- Obverse
- Bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, bearded, nimbate with three pellets in triangle within each limb of nimbus, wearing pallium and colobium, holding Gospels with left hand and raising right hand in benediction. Inscriptions on either side at bottom of nimbus, with a small cross below on either side. ("Jesus Christ".)
- Reverse
- Bust of Isaac facing, wearing the stemma, clothed with divitision and sagion, holding cruciger sceptre with right hand and probably akakia with left hand. Vertical inscriptions on either side. (Isaakios Despotis: "Despot Isaac".)
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND (1185-1191) | — | Probably Nicosia |
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