Byzantine coin of Manuel I, 1143-1180. Obverse: bust of Christ, facing front; he has a nimbus cruciger around his head, which is a cross within a halo; to left, he raises his hand in benediction; to right, he holds a scroll; to left, inscription says ‘IC’; to right, ‘XC’. Reverse: bust of Manuel I, facing front; he wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard; to right, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscription says ‘MA…H’; to right, ‘H’ or ‘N’. The inscription on the obverse in translation says ‘Jesus Christ’.

Byzantine coin of Manuel I, 1143-1180. Obverse: bust of Christ, facing front; he has a nimbus cruciger around his head, which is a cross within a halo; to left, inscription says ‘IC’. Reverse: bust of Manuel I, facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard; to right, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscription says ‘Nɤ…Λ’.

Byzantine coin of Manuel I, 1143-1180. Obverse: bust of Saint George, facing front; he has a halo; he wears a tunic, a cloak, and a cuirass, which is a type of armour; to left, he holds a spear; to right, he holds a shield decorated with dots; to left, inscription says ‘OΓE’; to right, there is a ‘P’ attached to a ‘W’, and then ‘ΓIOS’. Reverse: bust of Manuel I, facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard; to right, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscription says ‘MANɤH’.

Byzantine coin of Manuel I, 1143-1180. Obverse: the Virgin Mary, enthroned; she has a halo; she wears a pallium, which is a woolen cloak, and a maphorium, which is a type of medieval wimple worn by women; to left, inscription says ‘MP’; to right, ‘Θ[V]’. Reverse: Manuel I, standing and facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard; to right, he holds a globus cruciger with a patriarchal cross; to left, inscription says ‘ANɤHΛ’; to right, ‘ΔECΠOt…C’. The inscription on the obverse in translation says ‘Mother of God’. Coin is concave.

Byzantine coin of Manuel I, 1143-1180. Obverse: Christ, enthroned; he has a nimbus cruciger around his head, which is a cross within a halo; the throne has a high back. Reverse: Manuel I, standing and facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf, and a divitision, a military tunic; to left, he holds a cruciform sceptre; to right, he holds a globus cruciger. Coin is concave.

Byzantine coin of Manuel I, 1143-1180. Obverse: the Virgin Mary, standing and facing right; she has a halo; she wears a pallium, which is a woolen cloak, and a maphorium, which is a type of medieval wimple worn by women; she raises her hands towards the ‘Manus Dei’ in the top right corner, which is a representation of the hand of God; to left, inscription says ‘MP’; to right, ‘Θ[V]’. Reverse: bust of Manuel I, standing and facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf, and a divitision, a military tunic; to left, he holds a cruciform sceptre; to right, he holds an akakia, which is a silk roll containing dust that symbolizes mortality; to left, inscription says ‘MANɤHΛ’. The inscription on the obverse in translation says ‘Mother of God’. Coin is concave.

Byzantine coin of Manuel I, 1143-1180. Obverse: the Virgin Mary, enthroned; she has a halo; to left, inscription says ‘MP’; to right, ‘ΘV’. Reverse: Manuel I, standing and facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard; to right, he holds a globus cruciger with a patriarchal cross; his head has been stamped twice, one above the other. The inscription on the obverse in translation says ‘Mother of God’. Coin is concave.

Byzantine coin of Manuel I, 1143-1180. Obverse: the Virgin Mary, enthroned; to right, she holds the infant Christ; both have halos; to left, inscription says ‘MP’; to right, ‘ΘV’. Reverse: Manuel I, standing and facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard; to right, he holds a globus cruciger with a patriarchal cross. The inscription on the obverse in translation says ‘Mother of God’. Coin is concave.

Byzantine coin of Manuel I, 1143-1180. Obverse: bust of Christ, facing front; he has a nimbus cruciger around his head, which is a cross within a halo; to left, inscription says ‘I[C]’; to right, it says ‘XC’. Reverse: bust of Manuel I, facing front; he wears a jewelled chlamys; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard; to right, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscription says ‘MANɤHΛ’. The inscription on the obverse in translation says ‘Jesus Christ’. Coin is concave.

Byzantine coin of Manuel I, 1143-1180. Obverse: bust of Christ, facing front; he has a nimbus cruciger around his head, which is a cross within a halo; to left, inscription says ‘IC’; to right, it says ‘X[C]’. Reverse: bust of Manuel I, facing front; he wears a jewelled chlamys and a crown with cross; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard; to left, inscription says ‘MANɤHΛ’. The inscription on the obverse in translation says ‘Jesus Christ’. Coin is concave.