DOCIV Alexios 40a, pp. 236–238, pl. VII (Thessalonica Fourth Coinage)
Contributor Notes
2012 (November 23): R. Weir studied and described.
Contributor Notes
2024: JLR updated description.
Description
Coin clipped down into uneven hexagon.
Preservation description
Wear: aG/VF. Extensive flaking delamination has removed most of reverse; fine, extensive pitting. Thin film of pink and pale green bronze disease especially reverse.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, pp. 76, 91-92, no. 1188, pl. V (R. Hohlfelder)
Jeweled, radiate cross on two steps with one globule flanked by two pellets at end of each arm; within thin band border
Obverse Inscription
In angles, Ⲥ – Φ | ΑΛ – Δ
Reverse Description
Half-length bust of Alexios facing, crowned, [wearing stemma, divitision, and jeweled loros,] holding globus cruciger in left hand [and scepter cruciger in right hand] (traces)
