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Alexius and John Asen. Circa 1356. Æ Trachy (18mm, 1.83 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 crowned and holding scepter; three stars between, heavenly cloud above. S. Bendall, “The Diokitirion Square Trakion Reconsidered” in NK 21 (2002), pp. 107–10; S. Bendall, “An Enigmatic Fourteenth Century Coin” in NumCirc CIV.2 (March 1996), p. 39, 4-6; DOC –; SB –. Dark green-brown patina. Good Fine. Rare.
Ex Savoca Blue Auction 5 (24 February 2018), lot 1697.
Members of the Bulgarian Royal Dynasty, the Asen brothers held the coastal area of Thrace, as despotes, when the royal domain fragmented after the death of Stephan Uros IV Dusan.
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