Andronikos III Palaiologos, Copper, Assarion, Thessalonike, 1328-1341
Obverse
Patriarchal cross.
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.
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.2007.6.37 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue ID | as DOC 5.2: plate 50, nos. 919–20 |
| Ruler | Andronikos III Palaiologos |
| Date of Reign | 1328–1341 |
| Metal | Copper |
| Denomination | Assarion |
| Mint | Thessalonike |
| Date | 1328 – 1341 |
| Diameter | 8.0 x 20.0 mm |
| Weight | 0.8 g |
| Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
| Shape | Flat |
| Undertype | Uncertain |
Acquisition History
From S. Bendall, 19 July 2007. From Longuet’s “Salonica Hoard.”
Commentary
J. Shea notes that the obverse shows signs of a previous design.
LPC 234, no. 3.
H. Longuet, “Une trouvaille de monnaies des Paléologues,” no. 18c.
S. Bendall, “Longuet’s Salonica Hoard Re-Examined,” no. 16C.
J. Shea, “Longuet’s ‘Salonica Hoard’ and the Mint of Thessalonike in the Mid-Fourteenth Century,” 322–23, no. 26 (type N).