Andronikos III Palaiologos, Copper, Assarion, Thessalonike, 1328-1341
Obverse
Frontal, nimbate bust.
Symbol
in left field and in right field.
Reverse
Andronikos III Palaiologos standing and holding scepter cruciger in right hand.
Symbol
Star in upper left and right fields. in lower left field and in lower right field.
Obverse
Frontal, nimbate bust.
Symbol
in left field and in right field.
Reverse
Andronikos III Palaiologos standing and holding scepter cruciger in right hand.
Symbol
Star in upper left and right fields. in lower left field and in lower right field.
| Accession number | BZC.2007.6.7 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue ID | as DOC 5.2: plate 51, nos. 931–32 |
| Ruler | Andronikos III Palaiologos |
| Date of Reign | 1328–1341 |
| Metal | Copper |
| Denomination | Assarion |
| Mint | Thessalonike |
| Date | 1328 – 1341 |
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Weight | 1.95 g |
| Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
| Shape | Cup |
| Undertype | DOC 5.2: plate 43, no. 770 |
Acquisition History
From S. Bendall, 19 July 2007. From Longuet’s “Salonica Hoard.”
Commentary
Shea notes: “This coin is overstruck on another of Andronikos II,” DOC 5.2: plate 43, no. 770. On the reverse “to the left of the emperor can be seen the head and shoulder of another emperor holding a long cross.”
LPC 240, no. 11.
H. Longuet, “Une trouvaille de monnaies des Paléologues,” no. 3a.
S. Bendall, “Longuet’s Salonica Hoard Re-Examined,” no. 7A (with note on undertype at p. 147).
J. Shea, “Longuet’s ‘Salonica Hoard’ and the Mint of Thessalonike in the Mid-Fourteenth Century,” 319, no. 7 (type F).