Andronikos III Palaiologos, Copper, Assarion, Thessalonike, 1328-1341
Obverse
Virgin orans standing.
Symbol
Two stars in left and right fields.
Reverse
Emperor standing, wearing crown and chlamys, holding akakia in right hand and left hand on hip, and being blessed by small nimbate figure in upper right field.
Accession number | BZC.2007.6.25 |
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Catalogue ID | DOC 5.2: plate 51, no. 921 |
Ruler | Andronikos III Palaiologos |
Date of Reign | 1328–1341 |
Metal | Copper |
Denomination | Assarion |
Mint | Thessalonike |
Date | 1328 – 1341 |
Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Weight | 1.82 g |
Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
Shape | Flat |
Acquisition History
From S. Bendall, 19 July 2007. From Longuet’s “Salonica Hoard.”
Commentary
LPC 236, no. 4.
H. Longuet, “Une trouvaille de monnaies des Paléologues,” no. 13b.
S. Bendall, “Longuet’s Salonica Hoard Re-Examined,” no. 13B.
J. Shea, “Longuet’s ‘Salonica Hoard’ and the Mint of Thessalonike in the Mid-Fourteenth Century,” 321, no. 15 (type L) (illustrated as no. 19).