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<p>[QUOTE="seth77, post: 4690549, member: 56653"]Here is a common <i>trachea </i>type that circulated starting with around 1230 in Constantinople, at the height of the conflict between Jean de Brienne and Ivan II Asen of Bulgaria and John III Vatatzes of Nicaea in 1235 and 1236 -- the Wars of the Three Johns. The coinage was not under the control of the Latin Emperor, but likely under the control of the Venetian <i>podesta </i>in Constantinople. So these imitative <i>trachea </i>weren't even Imperial coinage <i>per se</i>, more like a private enterprise by the Venetian interests, rehashing old types with some new features. The large modules were likely used mainly for daily trade in and around Constantinople.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1153328[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">AE28mm 4.01g large module late period trachy, minted at Constantinople, cca. 1230s.</font></p><p><font size="3">MP - ΘV; Virgin in orans, with both hands raised</font></p><p><font size="3">Iω ΔECΠOTHC - O ΓE... emperor on the left wearing stemma, divitision, chlamys, Saint George on the right, nimbate, in military attire, holding sword in left hand, patriarchal cross between them.</font></p><p><font size="3">Malloy 14, DOC IV pl. L 14, Hendy type N</font></p><p><br /></p><p>This type circulated as far as hoards show until at least 1250, but if it was still being minted that late into the moribund Latin Constantinople is hard to tell. This spec is heavily circulated hinting towards a regular 1230s issue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="seth77, post: 4690549, member: 56653"]Here is a common [I]trachea [/I]type that circulated starting with around 1230 in Constantinople, at the height of the conflict between Jean de Brienne and Ivan II Asen of Bulgaria and John III Vatatzes of Nicaea in 1235 and 1236 -- the Wars of the Three Johns. The coinage was not under the control of the Latin Emperor, but likely under the control of the Venetian [I]podesta [/I]in Constantinople. So these imitative [I]trachea [/I]weren't even Imperial coinage [I]per se[/I], more like a private enterprise by the Venetian interests, rehashing old types with some new features. The large modules were likely used mainly for daily trade in and around Constantinople. [ATTACH=full]1153328[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]AE28mm 4.01g large module late period trachy, minted at Constantinople, cca. 1230s. MP - ΘV; Virgin in orans, with both hands raised Iω ΔECΠOTHC - O ΓE... emperor on the left wearing stemma, divitision, chlamys, Saint George on the right, nimbate, in military attire, holding sword in left hand, patriarchal cross between them. Malloy 14, DOC IV pl. L 14, Hendy type N[/SIZE] This type circulated as far as hoards show until at least 1250, but if it was still being minted that late into the moribund Latin Constantinople is hard to tell. This spec is heavily circulated hinting towards a regular 1230s issue.[/QUOTE]
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