Andronicus II (Andronicus Palaeologus) , 1258-1332, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328), son and successor of Michael VIII. He devoted himself chiefly to church affairs, renewing the schism by renouncing (1282) the union established at the Second Council of Lyons. He made a treaty with the rising kin ... |
Semissis indicates two different coins: a bronze one minted during the republic, valued half As and a gold coin gold coin c. 230 to c. 600 AC, half-solidus. |
Alexander III of Russia, born Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov, was the Emperor of Russia from 1881 until his death in 1894. He succeeded his father, Alexander II, after the latter’s assassination in 1881. Alexander III’s reign was marked by conservatism, autocracy, and a return to traditional v ... |