Naville Numismatics Ltd.
Auction 81 7 May 2023
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The Empire of Trebizond Andronicus I Gidon Comnenus, 1222 – 1235 Heavy aspron trachy, Trebizond 1222-1235, AR 25.00 mm., 2.78 g.
MHP – ΘV The Virgin, nimbate and orans, wearing maphorion, standing facing on dais; in l. field, eight rayed star. Rev. OXAΛ − ΚΗΤhC 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 var. (uncertain of Nicaea). Sear 2148 var. (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. 3 var.
Rare. Extremely fine
MHP – ΘV The Virgin, nimbate and orans, wearing maphorion, standing facing on dais; in l. field, eight rayed star. Rev. OXAΛ − ΚΗΤhC 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 var. (uncertain of Nicaea). Sear 2148 var. (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. 3 var.
Rare. Extremely fine