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Byzantine

The Ashmolean Museum has a good representative collection of coins in all metals of the eastern Roman and Byzantine empire (AD 498 – 1453), and of its offshoots in Anatolia and the Balkans. It is rich in coins of the 12th to 15th century at Constantinople and Thessalonike, and of the so-called empire at Trebizond after 1204.

Byzantine coin (HCR53347)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Alexios III Angelos, Byzantine emperor, 1195-1203

Mint

Constantinople (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1197-1203

Obverse

IC, Bust of Christ, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion

Reverse

Full-length figures of emperor and St. Constantine, bearded, holding between them globus. Both wear divitision, collar-piece, and loros, and hold labarum-headed sceptre in other hand

Byzantine coin (HCR53348)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Alexios III Angelos, Byzantine emperor, 1195-1203

Mint

Constantinople (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1197-1203

Obverse

IC X, KE HΘΕ, Bust of Christ, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds scroll in left hand

Reverse

Full-length figures of emperor and St. Constantine, bearded, holding between them globus. Both wear stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and loros, and hold labarum-headed sceptre in other hand

Byzantine coin (HCR53349)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Alexios III Angelos, Byzantine emperor, 1195-1203

Mint

Constantinople (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1197-1203

Obverse

IC XC, KE HΘΕ, Bust of Christ, nimbate

Reverse

MN, Full-length figures of emperor and St. Constantine, bearded, holding between them globus cruciger. Both wear stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and loros, and hold sceptre in other hand

Byzantine coin (HCR53350)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Alexios III Angelos, Byzantine emperor, 1195-1203

Mint

Constantinople (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1197-1203

Obverse

IC XC, Bust of Christ, beardless and nimbate

Reverse

Full-length figures of emperor and St. Constantine, both wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and loros

Byzantine coin (HCR53352)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Alexios III Angelos, Byzantine emperor, 1195-1203

Mint

Constantinople (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1197-1203

Obverse

IC XC, KER HΘΕ, Bust of Christ, nimbate

Reverse

Full-length figures of emperor and St. Constantine, bearded, holding between them globus cruciger. Both wear stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and loros

Byzantine coin (HCR53353)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Alexios III Angelos, Byzantine emperor, 1195-1203

Mint

Constantinople (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1197-1203

Obverse

IC, KER HΘE?, Bust of Christ, beardless and nimbate

Reverse

Full-length figures of emperor and St. Constantine, bearded, holding between them globus cruciger. Both wear stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and loros, and hold sceptre in other hand

Byzantine coin (HCR53354)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Alexios III Angelos, Byzantine emperor, 1195-1203

Mint

Constantinople (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1197-1203

Obverse

IC XC, +KERO Θ, Bust of Christ, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds scroll in left hand

Reverse

Full-length figures of emperor and St. Constantine, bearded, holding between them globus cruciger. Both wear stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and loros, and hold labarum-headed sceptre in other hand

Byzantine coin (HCR53355)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Alexios III Angelos, Byzantine emperor, 1195-1203

Mint

Constantinople (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1197-1203

Obverse

XC, Bust of Christ, beardless and nimbate

Reverse

Full-length figures of emperor and St. Constantine, bearded, holding between them globus cruciger. Both wear stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and loros, and hold labarum-headed sceptre in other hand

Byzantine coin (HCR53357)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Alexios III Angelos, Byzantine emperor, 1195-1203

Mint

Constantinople (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1197-1203

Obverse

IC [X]C, KE RO Θ, Bust of Christ, nimbate

Reverse

Full-length figures of emperor and St. Constantine, holding between them globus cruciger. Both wear stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and loros, and hold labarum-headed sceptre in other hand

Byzantine coin (HCR53457)

Period

Byzantine

Mint

Thessalonike (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1204-1224

Obverse

IC X[ ], Bust of Christ, beardless and nimbate

Reverse

Full-length figures of emperor and St. Constantine, both bearded, holding between them globus cruciger; each wears crown with prependoulia, jewelled collarpiece, loros, and imperial tunic, and holds sceptre in the other hand

Byzantine coin (HCR53458)

Period

Byzantine

Mint

Thessalonike (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1204-1224

Obverse

[ ] XC, Bust of Christ, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic and himation

Reverse

Full-length figures of emperor and St. Constantine, both bearded, holding globe between them; each wears crown with prependoulia, jewelled collarpiece, loros and imperial tunic, and holds cross-topped sceptre in the other hand

Byzantine coin (HCR65994)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Henry of Flanders, Latin emperor of Constantinople, 1205-1216

Mint

Constantinople (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1205-1206

Obverse

M-P ΘV, Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and mapharion, seated upon throne with back. Holds beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breat

Reverse

MANOVHΔECΠΟΤΗ, Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision and chlamys; holds labarum on long shaft in right hand, and globus cruciger in left

Untitled coin (HCR65995)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Baldwin of Flanders, Latin emperor of Constantinople, 1204-1205, Henry of Flanders, Latin emperor of Constantinople, 1205-1216

Mint

Constantinople (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1205-1206

Byzantine coin (HCR20828)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Andronikos I Gidon, Byzantine emperor at Trebizond, 1222-1235

Mint

Trebizond (Byzantine)

Denom.

silver trachy

Dating

1222-1235

Obverse

ΜΗΡ | ΘV, Full-length figure of the Virgin, standing on dais, wearing tunic and maphorion, holding aureole with Christ child upon her chest

Reverse

ΑΝΔΡΟΝΙΚΟϹ | ΔΕϹΠΟΤΗϹ, ΙϹ | ΧϹ, Full-length figure of Christ to right, nimbate, crowning the bearded emperor to left. The emperor wears crown (with prependoulia), imperial tunic, collarpiece and loros, holds labarum and cross-topped orb; Christ wears tunic and himation, and holds Gospelbook

Byzantine coin (HCR20829)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Andronikos I Gidon, Byzantine emperor at Trebizond, 1222-1235

Mint

Trebizond (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1222-1235

Obverse

. . Γ . Ο, Three-quarter-length figure of St George, holding spear and shield

Reverse

ΜΡ | ΘV, To right, full-length figure of the Virgin, nimbate, crowning the bearded emperor to left. The emperor wears crown (with prependoulia), imperial tunic, collarpiece and loros, holds cross-topped sceptre and akakia (?); the Virgin wears tunic and maphorion

Byzantine coin (HCR20830)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Andronikos I Gidon, Byzantine emperor at Trebizond, 1222-1235

Mint

Trebizond (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1222-1235

Obverse

ΜΗΡ | ΘV, Full-length, nimbate figure of the Virgin wearing tunic and maphorion, seated on backless throne and holding aureole with Christ child upon her chest

Reverse

ΧϹ, Three-quarter-length figures of the emperor, to left, and Christ, bearded and nimbate, to right. The emperor wears imperial tunic, collarpiece and loros, holding labarum and orb; Christ wears tunic and himation, and holds Gospelbook

Byzantine coin (HCR20831)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Andronikos I Gidon, Byzantine emperor at Trebizond, 1222-1235

Mint

Trebizond (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1222-1235

Obverse

ΜΡ | ΘV, Full-length figure of the Virgin, nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion, seated on backless throne

Reverse

Full-length figure of Christ to right, bearded and nimbate, crowning the bearded emperor to left. The emperor wears crown (with prependoulia), imperial tunic, collarpiece and loros, holds labarum and orb; Christ wears tunic and himation

Byzantine coin (HCR20832)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Andronikos I Gidon, Byzantine emperor at Trebizond, 1222-1235

Mint

Trebizond (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1222-1235

Obverse

Full-length figure of the Virgin, three-quarters to right, nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion

Reverse

Full-length figures of Christ to right and emperor to left, both bearded. The emperor wears crown (with prependoulia), imperial tunic and chlamys (with jewelled border), and holds labarum; Christ wears tunic and himation

Byzantine coin (HCR20833)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Andronikos I Gidon, Byzantine emperor at Trebizond, 1222-1235

Mint

Trebizond (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1222-1235

Obverse

ΜΡ | ΘV, Full-length, nimbate figure of the Virgin wearing tunic and maphorion, seated on backless throne and holding aureole with Christ child upon her chest

Reverse

ΛΝ ΔϹ, ΧϹ, Full-length figure of Christ to right, bearded and nimbate, crowning the bearded emperor to left. The emperor wears crown (with prependoulia), imperial tunic (with jewelled hem), collarpiece and loros, holds labarum (?) and cross-topped orb; Christ wears tunic and himation, holds Gospelbook

Byzantine coin (HCR20834)

Period

Byzantine

Person

Andronikos I Gidon, Byzantine emperor at Trebizond, 1222-1235

Mint

Trebizond (Byzantine)

Denom.

Billon trachy

Dating

1222-1235

Obverse

. Ρ, Three-quarter-length figure of the Virgin, nimbate, seated on throne (?), wearing tunic and maphorion; holds aureole with Christ child upon her chest (?)

Reverse

Χ ., Full-length figures of the emperor, bearded, to left, and Christ, bearded and nimbate, to right. The emperor wears imperial tunic and loros, holds orb; Christ wears tunic and himation, holds Gospelbook