Fine Coins Showcase
Antiquities Showcase
Show Empty Categories
Shop Search
Shopping Cart
My FORVM
Contact Us
About Forum
Shopping at Forum
Our Guarantee
Payment Options
Shipping Options & Fees
Privacy & Security
Forum Staff
Selling Your Coins
Identifying Your Coin
FAQs
zoom.asp
Byzantine Empire, Andronicus II Palaeologus and Andronicus III, 2 February 1325 - 24 May 1328 A.D.
After Andronicus II did not select his popular grandson and namesake as heir, Andronicus III rose in revolt. Even after they agreed to reign jointly, grandfather and grandson were at war. In 1328 the grandson took the city by surprise and forced his grandfather to abdicate. Although at first he retained his titles and his home in the palace, in 1330 he was forced into a monastery. Old and blind, Andronicus II died on 13 February 1332.SH70958. Gold hyperpyron, DOC V 493 - 497; Bendall PCPC 185.1 (sigla 4); Lianta 817; Grierson 1294; B-D LPC p.108, 1; SBCV 2461, VF, scyphate, flat strike areas, graffiti, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 4.311g, maximum diameter 25.5mm, die axis 225o, 2 Feb 1325 - 1328 A.D.; obverse half-length facing figure of the Virgin Mary, nimbate, orans, within city walls with four towers, pellet above left between castles, lis left, A right; reverse ANΔPON - ANΔPON (or similar, blundered, obscure), Andronicus II on left and Andronicus III on right, both bearded and kneeling facing, nimbate Christ stands in center behind with hands over their heads in benediction, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) flanking nimbus; SOLD
Page created in 0.454 seconds.
