Alexius and John Asen. Circa 1356. Æ Trachy (20mm, 2.09 g, 12h). Mint on the Thracian coast.

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Alexius and John Asen. Circa 1356. Æ Trachy (20mm, 2.09 g, 12h). Mint on the Thracian coast. The Theotokos facing, orans; stars atop a series of dashes (towers?) flanking / Alexius and John standing facing, each holding scepter; three stars between, heavenly cloud above. Bendall, “The Diokitirion Square Trakion Reconsidered,” NK 21 (2002), p. 107-110; Bendall, “An Enigmatic Fourteenth Century Coin,” NumCirc vol. CIV.2 (March 1996), p. 39, 4 (this coin); DOC –; SB –. Brown patina, light earthen deposits. Good Fine. Rare.

From the collection of Simon Bendall.


Closing Date and Time: 29 July 2020 at 12:35:20 ET.

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