Andronikos III Palaiologos, Copper, Assarion, Thessalonike, 1328-1341
Obverse
Palaiologan monogram.
Reverse
Andronikos III Palaiologos standing and holding patriarchal cross in right hand; left hand not visible.
Obverse
Palaiologan monogram.
Reverse
Andronikos III Palaiologos standing and holding patriarchal cross in right hand; left hand not visible.
| Accession number | BZC.2007.6.57 |
|---|---|
| Ruler | Andronikos III Palaiologos |
| Date of Reign | 1328–1341 |
| Metal | Copper |
| Denomination | Assarion |
| Mint | Thessalonike |
| Date | 1328 – 1341 |
| Diameter | 11.0 x 19.0 mm |
| Weight | 0.58 g |
| Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
| Shape | Flat |
| Undertype | Denier tournois of John II Orsini |
Acquisition History
From S. Bendall, 19 July 2007. From Longuet’s “Salonica Hoard.”
Commentary
This coin is struck over a denier tournois of John II Orsini.
No example of this type is in DOC or LPC. This coin is a mule between Bendall type 11/Shea type O (cf. BZC.2007.6.13–22), with a Palaiologan monogram on its obverse, and Bendall type 17/Shea type P (cf. BZC.2007.6.38–48), with standing emperor holding two patriarchal crosses on its reverse.
H. Longuet, “Une trouvaille de monnaies des Paléologues,” no. 16.
S. Bendall, “Longuet’s Salonica Hoard Re-Examined,” no. 19 (with note on undertype at p. 150).
J. Shea, “Longuet’s ‘Salonica Hoard’ and the Mint of Thessalonike in the Mid-Fourteenth Century,” 324, no. 38 (type Mule B).