Andronikos III Palaiologos, Copper, Assarion, Thessalonike, 1328-1341
Obverse
Patriarchal cross with fragments of a wing.
Reverse
Two half-length figures beneath segment of a circle with star above: Andronikos III Palaiologos on left and nimbate saint on right. Cross held between them. Emperor holds a scepter in his right hand.
Obverse
Patriarchal cross with fragments of a wing.
Reverse
Two half-length figures beneath segment of a circle with star above: Andronikos III Palaiologos on left and nimbate saint on right. Cross held between them. Emperor holds a scepter in his right hand.
| Accession number | BZC.2007.6.36 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue ID | as DOC 5.2: plate 50, no. 919–20. |
| Ruler | Andronikos III Palaiologos |
| Date of Reign | 1328–1341 |
| Metal | Copper |
| Denomination | Assarion |
| Mint | Thessalonike |
| Date | 1328 – 1341 |
| Diameter | 19.0 mm |
| Weight | 1.6 g |
| Relation of Dies | 5:00 |
| Undertype | Denier of John Orsini |
Acquisition History
From S. Bendall, 19 July 2007. From Longuet’s “Salonica Hoard.”
Commentary
The coin was overstruck on a denier of John Orsini. This can most clearly be seen on the obverse where the Epirote cross has almost completely survived the restrike and on the reverse where the Epirote castle occupies the position of the saint.
LPC 234, no. 3.
H. Longuet, “Une trouvaille de monnaies des Paléologues,” no. 18b.
S. Bendall, “Longuet’s Salonica Hoard Re-Examined,” no. 16B.
J. Shea, “Longuet’s ‘Salonica Hoard’ and the Mint of Thessalonike in the Mid-Fourteenth Century,” 322, no. 25 (type N).