Rare and Interesting
EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND. Anonymous issue (Circa 14th-15th century). Ae.
Obv: [...] - [...]ΓЄ/N.
St. Eugenius standing facing, holding long cross; undertype: St. Eugenius, holding long cross, and John, holding sceptre, standing facing; Iω between heads.
Rev: Uncertain symbol.
Retowski -; Sear -; Bendall, Introduction, p. 67, no. 81.
Extremely rare
Rare and interesting issue, sometimes attributed to John II (Pataridze & Janjgava, Guruleva). Bendall rejects this attribution, but this piece shows that the issue could be slightly later, since the obverse is clearly overstruck on a type of John II (Sear 2613).
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 2.74 g.
Diameter: 26 mm.
Obv: [...] - [...]ΓЄ/N.
St. Eugenius standing facing, holding long cross; undertype: St. Eugenius, holding long cross, and John, holding sceptre, standing facing; Iω between heads.
Rev: Uncertain symbol.
Retowski -; Sear -; Bendall, Introduction, p. 67, no. 81.
Extremely rare
Rare and interesting issue, sometimes attributed to John II (Pataridze & Janjgava, Guruleva). Bendall rejects this attribution, but this piece shows that the issue could be slightly later, since the obverse is clearly overstruck on a type of John II (Sear 2613).
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 2.74 g.
Diameter: 26 mm.