Hello everyone,
Here is a very interesting curiosity:
AE22x18mm, 1g, struck on a very thin
flan of spread
fabric, more similar to a late 14th century Greek
denier tournois than regular trachea or stamena, this
coin shows three distinct figures on its
reverse.
Possibly a double-strike of an unidentified
type -- the figure in the middle and the one on the right might be the same -- it should be noted that the shape in which they're preserved is quite different:
The figure on the right looks obviously like the Virgin in veil, while the figure in the middle has its
face completely worn out and looks like a nimbed saint.
On the other hand the posture of the two figures is very similar, as are the areas of drapery(?) and the areas around the heads of the figures.
The figure on the left is very likely the emperor, in Palaeologan regalia.
I'm curious if anyone has seen similar trachea/stamena?
