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Empire of Trebizond. Andronicus I g.C. Heavy aspron trachy 1222-1235, AR 3.05g.

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Empire of Trebizond. Andronicus I g.C. Heavy aspron trachy 1222-1235, AR 3.05g.
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The Empire of Trebizond. Andronicus I Gidon Comnenus, 1222 – 1235. Heavy aspron trachy, Trebizond 1222-1235, AR 3.05 g. MHP – QV The Virgin, nimbate and orans, wearing maphorion, standing facing on dais. Rev. OXAL - KHThC Christ Chalkites, with crossed nimbus, standing facing and wearing himation over divitision, raising r. hand in benediction and holding Book of Gospels in l.; in upper field, IC – XC. DO 1 (uncertain of Nicaea). Sear 2148 (uncertain of Nicaea). Bendall, ‘A Further Note on a Possible Early Coinage of the Empire of Trebizond’, Numismatic Circular, August 2006, fig. 1; ‘An Early Coinage of the 'Empire' of Trebizond?', Numismatic Circular, June 2002, 1 and Numismatic Circular, January 2007, p. 9.1. Very rare. An enchanting iridescent tone, flan crack, otherwise good extremely fine. Ex Freeman & Sear Mail Bid XIV, 2007, 538.