Co 126 (Frankish Achaean denier of John of Gravina from Glarentza) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

1333

Not before (date)

1322

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

Co 121

Comparanda

AgoraII 1947, p. 77 (M. Thompson)

Comparanda

CorinthVI Frankish Coins 19, p. 154 (K. M. Edwards)

Comparanda

Metcalf1995, pp. 267-268, pl. 40:1012 (Variety A3)

Preservation comment

Wear: flatstruck VF. Slight nicking around edge.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 79, no. 1236 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

5

Has denomination

Denier

Numismatic Authority

John, Count of Gravina (1315-1336)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

19.0

Numismatic Mint

Glarentza

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.79

Obverse Description

Cross with flaring arms within dotted border; name of ruler surrounding; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

✠ IOh S P • AChⲈ

Reverse Description

Schema of Châtel tournois; to left and right, annulets; name of mint surrounding; within dotted border

Reverse Inscription

✠ D’CLARENTIA; below schema, m

Belongs to Historical Period

Frankish (Historical Period)

Material

Billon (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Christian Cross (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph