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Byzantine Emp. Isaac Comnenus. Aspron trachy 1187-1191 (?), EL 4.65g.

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Byzantine Emp. Isaac Comnenus. Aspron trachy 1187-1191 (?), EL 4.65g.
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Other Rulers before the Restoration of the Byzantine Empire in 1261. Isaac Comnenus, usurper in Cyprus, 1184 – 1191. Aspron trachy, main mint (Nicosia ?) 1187-1191 (?), EL 4.65 g. The Virgin, nimbate, seated facing and wearing pallium and maphorium, and holding beardless, nimbate head of Christ at Her breast. At sides MHP ligate - QV. Rev. ICAAKIOC [DE]C Isaac standing facing, wearing crown, divitision and chlamys, holding cruciform sceptre and akakia. Do 1. Sear 1990. Extremely rare. Large areas of weakness and from a worn obverse die, otherwise good very fine / about extremely fine. Ex Gemini I, 2005, 515 and Stack’s 12 January 2009, MIRB, 3292 sales.