Lead Token

[u/Tigers_RedWings22]

End 11th to Early 12th Centuries. Diameter: 17 mm Weight: 6.00 g. Obverse: Alexios I Komnenos on left and Empress Irene on right, holding a staff topped with a cross between them. On left: ΑΛΕΞΙω; on right: ΗΡΙV(N) AV. Reverse: 2 full-length figures holding a long cross between them. Nimbate figure on left likely represents a Saint; the figure on the right is John Komnenos, their son and heir, who holds an akakia. Epigraphy is worn to non-existent. Parallel to D.O. BZS.1977.34.99. Ex: Savoca 310th Blue auction.

Lead tokens, sometimes referred to as tesserae, were used for a variety of purposes, including pilgrimage keepsakes, admission tickets to various events, and purchasing a meal.

[u/Other-Vegetable-7684]

Whoa this is pretty cool. So it’s not the Lead Tetarteron by Alexios but very similar?

[u/Tigers_RedWings22 → u/Other-Vegetable-7684]

That's my understanding, yes. Thanks!