Byzantine coin – HCR20898

Obverse

Inscription:

Ο Α . ΟϹ I ЄΓЄΝΙΟϹ

Design:

Three-quarter-length figure of St Eugenius, bearded and nimbate, wearing long tunic and mantle fastened at the front, holding long cross at his side

Reverse

Inscription:

W Ο . Ο | ΝΟϹ

Design:

Three-quarter-length figure of emperor, bearded, wearing crown (with prependoulia), imperial tunic, collarpiece and loros, holding labarum and cross-topped orb. Hand of God in upper right field

Information

Note

On stylistic grounds, probably a contemporary Georgian imitation.

Period

Byzantine

Category

Coin of the Byzantine Empire at Trebizond, Counterfeit, Coin of the Kingdom of Georgia

Group

Authority

Byzantium: empire at Trebizond, Georgia: kingdom

Person

John II, Byzantine emperor at Trebizond, 1280-1297

Dating

1280-1297

Mint

Trebizond (Byzantine)

Denomination

Aspron

Metal

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.99

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.3

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

8/2014

Source

Peter Donald

imitation

Reference

Simon Bendall - 2015 - An Introduction to the Coinage of the Empire of Trebizond : 92a

Contributors to this coin record

abashir, jbaker, nristovska