Aspron Trachy - Alexios III Angelos Constantinopolis; IC-XC alone obverse lettering
Features
| Issuer |
Byzantine Empire
(Byzantine states)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Alexios III Angelos (1195-1203)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1195-1203 |
| Value | Aspron Trachy (1⁄120) |
| Currency | First Hyperpyron Nomisma (1092-cca. 1300) |
| Composition | Billon |
| Weight | 3.67 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Shape | Concave |
| Technique | Hammered (scyphate) |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 80948 |
| References | BCV# 2011 David R. Sear. Byzantine coins and their values. London, United Kingdom (3 volumes).Warwick William Wroth; 1908. Catalogue of the Imperial Byzantine Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). |
Obverse
Nimbate bust of Christ facing, right hand raised, holding scroll in left.
Lettering: IC-XC
Reverse
Alexius, crowned, and St Constantine, nimbate, each wearing divitision and loros, both standing facing, each holding a labarum and the two holding a cross on globe (sometimes a patriarchal cross on globe, as on the coin above) between them.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΑΛΕΖΙΟС ΔΕСΠ Ο ΚΩΝΤΑΝΤΙ
Mint
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| Date | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1195-1203) | $ 3.50 | $ 6.10 | $ 7.70 | $ 27 | Constantinopolis | ||||||||||
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