• Finest Quality Ancient Greek, Roman & Byzantine Coins
  • Renaissance & 17th Century Dutch Medals
  • Auctions & Private Treaty Sales

Obolos 5

26 June 2016
Webauction
overview
Starting Price: 150 CHF
Hammer Price:  280 CHF
Lot 1011

Andronicus I Gidon, Emperor of Trebizond, 1222-1235. Aspron Trachy (Electrum, 27mm, 1.95 g 6), Nicaea (?). The Theotokos Sorotissa standing facing, nimbate, hands extended to right and wearing a maphorion; on shoulders and forehead, cruciform pellets; MP-ΘV across upper fields. Rev. IC-XC // O/X/A/Λ - K/H/Th/S Christ Chalkites standing facing, wearing a himation over a divitision and a cross nimbus, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left. S. Bendall, “An Early Coinage of the ‘Empire’ of Trebizond?”, NCirc, June 2002, 1 and, idem, “A Further Note on a Possible Early Coinage of the Empire of Trebizond”, NCirc, August 2006, fig. 1. DOC IV pl. 37 (Uncertain of Nicaea) 1. SB 2148 (same) var.. Traces of overstriking, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

Online bidding closes: 26 Jun 2016, 23:25:30 CEST Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 10:18:38 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:280 CHF by orfeleeda (7 bids)
An error has occurred. This application may no longer respond until reloaded. Reload 🗙
Reconnecting, please wait...