Andronikos III Palaiologos, Copper, Assarion, Thessalonike
Obverse
Frontal bust of nimbate military saint. ΑV in right field.
Symbol
Star in left and right fields.
Obverse
Frontal bust of nimbate military saint. ΑV in right field.
Symbol
Star in left and right fields.
Reverse
Emperor standing and holding patriarchal cross in right hand and scepter in left hand. Manus Dei above.
Symbol
Star in lower left field.
Accession number | BZC.2007.6.32 |
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Ruler | Andronikos III Palaiologos |
Date of Reign | 1328–1341 |
Metal | Copper |
Denomination | Assarion |
Mint | Thessalonike |
Diameter | 19.0 mm |
Weight | 1.6 g |
Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
Shape | Cup |
Acquisition History
From S. Bendall, 19 July 2007. From Longuet’s “Salonica Hoard.”
Commentary
Not in DOC. Bendall believed that the obverse represented the Virgin orans, rather than a military saint.
LPC 236, no. 5.
H. Longuet, “Une trouvaille de monnaies des Paléologues,” no. 15b.
S. Bendall, “Longuet’s Salonica Hoard Re-Examined,” no. 15B.
J. Shea, “Longuet’s ‘Salonica Hoard’ and the Mint of Thessalonike in the Mid-Fourteenth Century,” 322, no. 21 (type M) (illustrated as 321, no. 15).