Andronikos III Palaiologos, Copper, Assarion, Thessalonike, 1328-1341
Obverse
Virgin orans standing.
Symbol
Two stars in right field.
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.
Symbol
Trace of in lower right field.
Obverse
Virgin orans standing.
Symbol
Two stars in right field.
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.
Symbol
Trace of in lower right field.
| Accession number | BZC.2007.6.28 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1.17 g |
| Relation of Dies | 5:00 |
| Shape | Flat |
| Undertype | LPC Additions no. 7 (= DOC 5.2: no. 763–64) |
Acquisition History
From S. Bendall, 19 July 2007. From Longuet’s “Salonica Hoard.”
Commentary
Bendall observed that this coin was struck over an example of LPC Additions no. 7 (= DOC 5.2: no. 763–64). Shea notes: “To the left of the emperor on the reverse can be seen fragments of two standing figures, a military saint to the left and an emperor to the right.”
LPC 236, no. 4.
H. Longuet, “Une trouvaille de monnaies des Paléologues,” no. 13e.
S. Bendall, “Longuet’s Salonica Hoard Re-Examined,” no. 13E (with note on undertype at p. 148).
J. Shea, “Longuet’s ‘Salonica Hoard’ and the Mint of Thessalonike in the Mid-Fourteenth Century,” 321, no. 18 (type L) (illustrated as 322, no. 22).