Andronikos III Palaiologos, Copper, Assarion, Thessalonike, 1328-1341
Obverse
Palaiologan monogram.
Reverse
Andronikos III Palaiologos standing in arched doorway and holding globus cruciger in left hand.
Obverse
Palaiologan monogram.
Reverse
Andronikos III Palaiologos standing in arched doorway and holding globus cruciger in left hand.
| Accession number | BZC.2007.6.12 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue ID | as DOC 5.2: plate 51, no. 933 |
| Ruler | Andronikos III Palaiologos |
| Date of Reign | 1328–1341 |
| Metal | Copper |
| Denomination | Assarion |
| Mint | Thessalonike |
| Date | 1328 – 1341 |
| Diameter | 17.0 mm |
| Weight | 1.7 g |
| Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
| Shape | Cup |
Acquisition History
From S. Bendall, 19 July 2007. From Longuet’s “Salonica Hoard.”
Commentary
The coin has been double-struck.
LPC 240, no. 12.
H. Longuet, “Une trouvaille de monnaies des Paléologues,” no. 17.
S. Bendall, “Longuet’s Salonica Hoard Re-Examined,” no. 10.
J. Shea, “Longuet’s ‘Salonica Hoard’ and the Mint of Thessalonike in the Mid-Fourteenth Century,” 320, no. 12 (type J).