Andronikos III Palaiologos, Copper, Assarion, Thessalonike, 1328-1341
Obverse
Unclear.
Reverse
Andronikos III Palaiologos standing and holding a model city in each hand. Manus Dei in upper right field.
Symbol
Star in lower right field.
Accession number | BZC.2007.6.9 |
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Catalogue ID | as DOC 5.2: plate 51, no. 935 |
Ruler | Andronikos III Palaiologos |
Date of Reign | 1328–1341 |
Metal | Copper |
Denomination | Assarion |
Mint | Thessalonike |
Date | 1328 – 1341 |
Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Weight | 1.4 g |
Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
Shape | Cup |
Acquisition History
From S. Bendall, 19 July 2007. From Longuet’s “Salonica Hoard.”
Commentary
This coin is almost flat, except for the upper part of the emperor’s side, which is slightly raised.
LPC Additions, no. 14.
H. Longuet, “Une trouvaille de monnaies des Paléologues,” no. 23.
S. Bendall, “Longuet’s Salonica Hoard Re-Examined,” no. 8.
J. Shea, “Longuet’s ‘Salonica Hoard’ and the Mint of Thessalonike in the Mid-Fourteenth Century,” 320, no. 11 (type I).