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Byzantine Empire, Duchy of Chaldia, The Gabrades Dynasty, 12th Century A.D.
The general Theodore Gabras captured Trebizond and ruled it and the theme of Chaldia as a virtually autonomous state (c. 1075 - 1098). He was celebrated for his martial exploits, and was later venerated as a saint. After his death the province of Chaldia effectively became an autonomous semi-hereditary domain of the Gabrades family. Following the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire by the Fourth Crusade in 1204, the region became the center of the new Empire of Trebizond which survived until falling to the Ottomans in 1461.BZ113692. Bronze follis, Sommer T1.2; Bendall Trebizond -; imitative of anonymous follis of Christ, DOC III-2, class I, SBCV 1889, F, dark patina, heavy earthen deposits, off center, clipped polygonal flan (typical of Trebizond), edge crack, Trebizond (Trabzon, Turkey) mint, weight 2.454g, maximum diameter 24.6mm, die axis 45o, semi-Autonomous coinage, 12th Century A.D.; obverse facing bust of Christ Pantocrator, nimbate, Gospels in left hand, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) across field; reverse Latin cross with X at center, two pellets at each extremity, floral ornaments in lower fields, crescents in upper fields; only two sales of this type listed on Coin Archives in the last two decades; extremely rare; $250.00
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