TYPE Byzantine Empire, Manuel I Komnenos (1143-1180 AD), billon aspron trachy, Constantinople mint DESCRIPTION . Obv: The Virgin enthroned, legend MR ThOu Rev: Manuel in loros, holding labarum and globus cruciger REFERENCE: SB 1964 GRADING: VF / VF+, mixed dark patina w/ slight highlights ORDER INFO: B2214, $40 Unusually high grade for a rather common type: struck on a broad flan, with decent patinated metal, and above all a clear an attractive rendition of Theotokos (Virgin Mary), mostly single struck (but for the shifted bottom right quarter).