1 Assarion Byzantine Empire (330-1453) Bronze Andronicus II Palai ...

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Denomination:

1 Assarion

Metal:

Bronze

State:

Byzantine Empire (330-1453)

Issue year(s):

1295-1320

Person:

Andronicus II Palaiologos (1258-1332)

Andronicus II, Palaeologus and Michael IX, AE Assarion, 1295-1320, Constantinople

ANDRONIKOC MICAHL

Andronicus II on left, Michael IX on right, standing facing, holding labarum between them

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Legend in four lines, cross above

20mm x 22mm, 1.21g

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Posted by: ancient 2010-02-19

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Andronicus II 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 kingdom of Serbia. He also made an unsuccessful allia ...

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