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Coin

MOA: University of British Columbia

3095/1721

Byzantine coin from the Latin Rulers of Constantinople Period, 1204-1261. Obverse: bust of the Virgin Mary; to left, inscription says ‘MP’; to right, star. Reverse: bust of an emperor, facing front; he wears a loros (an embroidered and jewelled scarf); to left, he holds a long cross; to right, he holds a globus cruciger. Coin is most likely overstruck, as there is a second globus cruciger on top of the bust on the obverse. Coin is concave.

  • History Of Use

    "Billon Trachy" ? (denomination).

  • Narrative

    The Latin Rulers of Constantinople, who minted the ‘Latin Imitation’ coins, captured the city after the Fourth Crusade in 1204. They were driven out by the Byzantine Greeks in 1261. The Latin Rulers also occupied Thessalonica from 1204-1224.

  • Type of Item coin
  • Culture Byzantine
  • Material bronze metal
  • Measurements height 0.3 cm, diameter 3.1 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner David Herman
  • Received from David Herman
  • Made in Thessalonica
  • Creation Date between 1200 and 1260
  • Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015
  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3095/1721

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