asper / Silver
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Record Details
- Object Identifier
- 1991.02.1321
- Object Name
- asper
- Collections
- Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
- Object Type
- Coins
- Materials
- Silver
- Weight
- 2.21
- Quantity
- 1
- Pierced
- yes
- Inscribed
- no
- Artifact Obverse Inscription
- in field, upper right, N
- in field, lower right, B
- Artifact Reverse Inscription
- In field upper left, A within a circle
- in field, lower right, B
- in field left, [A/-/E/symbol]
- Verbatim Date
- 1297-1330 AD
- Production Site
- site
- Denomination
- asper
- Authority
- Alexius_II_Comnenus
- Mint
- Trebizond
- Overstruck
- no
- Countermark
- no
- Pierced
- no
- Coin Obverse Description
- St. Eugenius, bearded, seated facing on horse walking right; wears nimbus and tunic; in right hand cross; left hand on bridle; [quatrefoil ornament below horse], not seen, as coin pierced at this point.
- Coin Obverse Inscription
- In upper right field, N; in lower right field, B
- Coin Reverse Description
- Alexius II bearded, facing, seated on horse walking right; wears crown and tunic with three vertical pellets; in right hand, scepter [with three vertical pellets, not visible]; left hand on bridle; quatrefoil ornament below horse. In field left, a star.
- Inscription Obverse Text
- in field, upper right, N
- in field, lower right, B
- Publication Title
- Byzantine Coins and Their Values
- Catalogue of the coins of the Vandals, Ostrogoths and Lombards : and of the Empires of Thessalonica, Nicaea and Trebizond in the British Museum
- Publication Author
- Sear, David R., Bendall, Simon and O'Hara, Michael Dennis
- Wroth, Warwick
- Publication Year
- 1987
- 1911
- Type Category
- Numismatic
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 2272 x 1704
- File Size
- 160 KB
- Record
- 1991.02.1321
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1991.02.1321/1991_02_1321p02.tif
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/kelsey:1991.02.1321:1991_02_1321P02.TIF
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"asper; Silver." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1991.02.1321/1991_02_1321p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.