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Bulgarian imitative type ABillon aspron trachy, weight 2.13g., diameter 25mm. Contemporary imitative, from the early years of the 13th century, and probably minted in Thrace. Type A copies the one of the official trachea types of Manuel I (Sear 1966).Abu Galyon

Bulgarian imitative type CBillon aspron trachy, weight 2.9g., diameter 27mm. Contemporary imitative, from the early years of the 13th century, and probably minted in Thrace. Type C copies the official trachea of Alexius III (Sear 2011-2012-2013). Abu Galyon

Sear 1918Alexius I Comnenus (1081 – 1118 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 4.06g, diameter 27mm. Abu Galyon

Sear 1918Alexius I Comnenus (1081 – 1118 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 2.74g, diameter 26mm.Abu Galyon

Sear 1936Alexius I Comnenus (1081 – 1118 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.63g, diameter 25mm. Older references attribute Sear 1936 to a provincial mint at Philippopolis. CLBC splits the type into two sub-varieties (2.3.7.A and 2.3.7.B) and suggests that variety A (of which this specimen is an example) likely originates in Constantinople.Abu Galyon

Sear 1944John II Comnenus (1118 – 1143 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.2g, diameter 27mm. Abu Galyon

Sear 1944 (?)John II Comnenus (1118 – 1143 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 1.16g, diameter 18mm, clipped.

This identification is not certain, but I can’t think of a more reasonable suggestion. The distinctive feature here is the plain halo surrounding the bust of Christ rather than the standard nimbus cruciger. In spite of that peculiarity, this looks more like an official rather than imitative issue, perhaps with an incomplete or blundered obverse die.
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Sear 1962Manuel I Comnenus (1143 – 1180 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 4.3g, diameter 30mm.Abu Galyon

Sear 1963Manuel I Comnenus (1143 – 1180 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.50g, diameter 30mm.Abu Galyon

Sear 1963Manuel I Comnenus (1143 – 1180 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.21g, diameter 32mm.Abu Galyon

Sear 1964Manuel I Comnenus (1143 – 1180 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.8g, diameter 27mm. Abu Galyon

Sear 1965Manuel I Comnenus (1143 – 1180 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 4.3g, diameter 30mm.Abu Galyon

Sear 1966Manuel I Comnenus (1143 – 1180 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.5g, diameter 32mm. Hendy’s “Variety A”, with three jewels on the emperor's loros between waist and collar-piece.Abu Galyon

Sear 1966Manuel I Comnenus (1143 – 1180 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 4.3g, diameter 27 mm. Hendy’s “Variety C”, with large stars in the obverse field to left and right above Christ’s throne. Abu Galyon

Sear 1966Manuel I Comnenus (1143 – 1180 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.85g, diameter 27mm. Hendy’s “Variety B”, with one jewel on the emperor's loros between waist and collar-piece.Abu Galyon

Sear 1966Manuel I Comnenus (1143 – 1180 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 2.94g, diameter 31 mm. Hendy’s “Variety C”, with large stars in the obverse field to left and right above Christ’s throne. Abu Galyon

Sear 1966Manuel I Comnenus (1143 – 1180 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.86g, diameter 29mm.Abu Galyon

Sear 1966Manuel I Comnenus (1143 – 1180 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.66g, diameter 29mm. Hendy’s “Variety A”, with three jewels on the emperor's loros between waist and collar-piece.Abu Galyon

Sear 1985Andronicus I Comnenus (1183 – 1185 CE). Billon aspron trachy, weight 4.1g, diameter 29mm. Abu Galyon

Sear 1991Isaac Comnenus of Cyprus (1184 – 1191 CE). Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.65g, diameter 30mm. Isaac seems to have operated two mints; on stylistic grounds this type is generally attributed to the main mint, but the location of that mint is uncertain. Abu Galyon

Sear 2003Isaac II Angelus (1185 – 1195 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.3g, diameter 26mm. Hendy’s 3rd variety, distinguished by the star below the emperor’s right arm. Abu Galyon

Sear 2003Isaac II Angelus (1185 – 1195 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.5g, diameter 29mm. Noticeable visible silvering. Abu Galyon

Sear 2003Isaac II Angelus (1185 – 1195 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.99g, diameter 27mm. Abu Galyon

Sear 2003Isaac II Angelus (1185 – 1195 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 2.91g, diameter 27mm.Abu Galyon

Sear 2003Isaac II Angelus (1185 – 1195 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.40g, diameter 25mm.Abu Galyon

Sear 2011/2/3Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus (1195 – 1203 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.9g, diameter 33mm. The three types Sear 2011/2/3 are generally impossible to distinguish unless the reverse legend is fully legible. Abu Galyon

Sear 2012/3Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus (1195 – 1203 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.09g, diameter 28mm. An unusual specimen, with two stars (asterisks) placed in the gap between the reverse figures, where one expects to find only drapery. Also, just three jewels on the collar-pieces. DOC IV lists this as Var C(a).
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Sear 2012/3Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus (1195 – 1203 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 2.88g, diameter 27mm. Abu Galyon

Sear 2021Latin occupation of Constantinople (1204 – 1261 CE). Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.9g, diameter 29x 24 mm. This is Hendy’s ‘Latin type A’, large module, attributed to the early years of Crusader rule under Baldwin of Flanders or his brother, Henry. Abu Galyon

Sear 2022Latin occupation of Constantinople (1204 – 1261 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.4g , diameter 29mm. This is Hendy’s “Latin Type B”, large module, attributed to the years 1210-1220, overlapping the last years of Henry of Flanders (1205-1216) and the succeeding troubled period following the election of Peter II of Courteney. Abu Galyon

Sear 2023Latin occupation of Constantinople (1204 – 1261 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 1.57g, diameter 23mm, clipped. This is Hendy’s ‘Latin Type C’; Marchev & Wachter suggest that this type was “probably struck soon after 1220.” (CLBC Latin Kingdom 11.3.1).Abu Galyon

Sear 2024Latin occupation of Constantinople (1204 – 1261 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 2.63g, diameter 21mm, clipped. This is Hendy’s ‘Latin Type D’, usually attributed to the third decade of the 13th century. Sear lists only one size, but Marchev & Wachter divide the type into large, medium and small modules. This specimen (die diameter approximately 18mm) falls into the medium class (CLBC Latin Kingdom 11.4.2). Abu Galyon

Sear 2034Latin occupation of Constantinople (2104 – 1261 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 0.96g, diameter 20mm, clipped . This is Hendy’s ‘Latin Type N’.Abu Galyon

Sear 2035Latin occupation of Constantinople (1204 – 1261 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 1.2g, diameter 21mm. This is Hendy’s “Latin Type O”, usually attributed to the reign of Baldwin II de Courteney.Abu Galyon

Sear 2036Latin occupation of Constantinople (2104 – 1261 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 2.15g, diameter 22mm, clipped. This is Hendy’s ‘Latin Type P’. Abu Galyon

Sear 2038Latin occupation of Constantinople (2104 – 1261 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 1.00g, diameter 17mm, clipped. This is Hendy’s ‘Latin Type R’. Abu Galyon

Sear 2038Latin occupation of Constantinople (2104 – 1261 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 1.60g, diameter 21mm, clipped (as is common with this type). This is Hendy’s ‘Latin Type R’. Abu Galyon

Sear 2038Latin occupation of Constantinople (2104 – 1261 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 1.74g, diameter 20mm, clipped. This is Hendy’s ‘Latin Type R’.Abu Galyon

Sear 2044Latin occupation of Constantinople (1204 – 1261 CE). Billon aspron trachy, weight 1.6g, diameter 19mm. This is the ‘small module’ version of Sear 2021 [= Hendy's Latin type A].Abu Galyon

Sear 2044Latin occupation of Constantinople (1204 – 1261 CE). Billon aspron trachy, weight 2.24g, diameter 18x23mm, clipped. This is the ‘small module’ version of Sear 2021 [= Hendy's Latin type A].Abu Galyon

Sear 2047Latin occupation of Constantinople (1204 – 1261 CE). Billon aspron trachy, weight 1.34g, diameter 22x16 mm. This is Hendy’s ‘Thessalonica type D small module’, though more recently CLBC disputes Thessalonica and suggests Constantinople as the issuing mint. This type originates from the early years of Crusader rule, circa 1210 – 1220. Abu Galyon

Sear 2050Latin occupation of Constantinople (1204 – 1261 CE). Billon aspron trachy, weight 1.54g, diameter 22mm.Abu Galyon

Sear 2054Latin occupation of Constantinople (1204 – 1261 CE). Billon aspron trachy, weight 1.23g, diameter 19mm. This is the ‘small module’ version of Sear 2043. CLBC 11.22.3, which Marchev and Wachter assign to the period 1235-1245 CE.Abu Galyon

Sear 2055Latin occupation of Constantinople (1204 – 1261 CE). Billon aspron trachy, weight 2.22g, diameter 26 mm. This is Hendy’s ‘Thessalonica type A’ (which CLBC reassigns to the Constantinople mint), originating from the early years of Crusader rule, circa 1210 – 1220.Abu Galyon

Sear 2057Latin occupation of Constantinople (1204 – 1261 CE). Billon aspron trachy, weight 1.23g, diameter 24 x 19mm, clipped. This is Hendy’s ‘Thessalonica type C’ = CLBC 11.25.1 (which CLBC reassigns to the Constantinople mint), struck during the decade 1215 – 1225 CE.Abu Galyon

Sear 2061Theodore I Comnenus-Lascaris (1208 – 1222 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 4.12g, diameter 29mm. Mint of Nicaea.Abu Galyon

Sear 2062Theodore I Comnenus-Lascaris (1208 – 1222 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 3.3g, diameter 29mm. Mint of Nicaea. Abu Galyon

Sear 2179Manuel Comnenus–Ducas (1230 – 1237 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 0.71g, diameter 20mm, clipped. Mint of Thessalonica, struck 1234-37 CE. This is Hendy’s “Type C” billon trachy, corresponding to CLBC 13.5.1Abu Galyon

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