Andronikos III Palaiologos, Copper, Assarion, Thessalonike, 1328-1341
Obverse
Frontal bust of saint wearing cuirass and sagion and holding sword in right hand.
Reverse
Andronikos III Palaiologos standing and holding large labarum in right hand and scepter cruciger in left hand. || in left field.
Obverse
Frontal bust of saint wearing cuirass and sagion and holding sword in right hand.
Reverse
Andronikos III Palaiologos standing and holding large labarum in right hand and scepter cruciger in left hand. || in left field.
| Accession number | BZC.2007.6.5 |
|---|---|
| Ruler | Andronikos III Palaiologos |
| Date of Reign | 1328–1341 |
| Metal | Copper |
| Denomination | Assarion |
| Mint | Thessalonike |
| Date | 1328 – 1341 |
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Weight | 1.7 g |
| Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
| Shape | Cup |
| Undertype | See DOC 5.2: pl 43, no. 770 |
Acquisition History
From S. Bendall, 19 July 2007. From Longuet’s “Salonica Hoard.”
Commentary
Not in DOC. Shea notes that Longuet expanded the reverse inscription to Κ(ύριε) φ(ύλαττε) Ἀ(νδρόνικον), and that the letters are in reverse order.
LPC 240, no. 10.
H. Longuet, “Une trouvaille de monnaies des Paléologues,” no. 5.
S. Bendall, “Longuet’s Salonica Hoard Re-Examined,” no. 5.
J. Shea, “Longuet’s ‘Salonica Hoard’ and the Mint of Thessalonike in the Mid-Fourteenth Century,” 319, no. 6 (type E).