BULGARIA. Anonymous imitative issues. Late 12th-early 13th century. Cast BI Aspron Trachy (24mm, 3.37 g, 6h).

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Lot: 526. Estimated: $ 150

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BULGARIA. Anonymous imitative issues. Late 12th-early 13th century. Cast BI Aspron Trachy (24mm, 3.37 g, 6h). Bust of Christ Pantokrator / Manuel I standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger. DOC 12 (Manuel Il for rev. of official type); cf. SB 1964-5 (Manuel I; same); CLBC 11.Local issue.2 = CNG E-84, lot 212 (there as a Bulgarian imitation; issue in bronze or baser silver); S. Bendall, “A Latin Coinage for Thesssalonica?,” in NumCirc CV.3 (April 1997), 2e (this coin). Toned, cleaning scratches, clipped. VF. Rare.

From the collection of Simon Bendall.

Bendall discounts the proposed attribution to Thessalonica, proposing a possible origin in modern-day Bulgaria, while the authors of CLBC suggest a mint in Asia Minor.

Closing Date and Time: 29 July 2020 at 12:55:00 ET.

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