#g884# Byzantine Tetarteron coin of Manuel I from 1152-1160 AD UK Constantine is also remembered as

Constantine is also remembered as the first Roman emperor who embraced Christianity and instituted the buildings and papal dynasty that eventually grew into what is today the Vatican and the Pope

ID# 917f (UK)

Bohemian silver 1 Pfennig coin of Rudolf I from 1298-1306 AD

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Contemporary historians linked his family to that of Constantine and evidently his memory was still popular enough half a century later that Constantine would be able to exploit the public relations value of this link through a series of coins minted honoring his dead ancestor

#g884# Byzantine Tetarteron coin of Manuel I from 1152-1160 AD UK Constantine is also remembered asWelcome to cc coins Up for auction is a Byzantine Tetarteron coin of Manuel I from 1152 1160 AD ID#884g (UK) Diameter: 20mm MINT: Thessalonica OBVERSE; O EWP I OC Facing bust of St. George, holding spear and shield. REVERSE; MANOVH ECOT Facing bust of Manuel, holding labarum and globus cruciger. Reference: Sear 1975 Manuel I Comenus 1143 1180 The son of John II and grandson of Alexius I, Manuel was made emperor while his father was on his deathbed.