#g078# Byzantine Trachy coin of Alexius III from 1194-1204 AD (Constantinople)

#g078# Byzantine Trachy coin of Alexius III from 1194-1204 AD (Constantinople)Welcome to cc coins Up for auction is a Byzantine Trachy coin of Alexius III from 1194 1204 AD. ID# (UK) MINT: Constantinople OBVERSE; IC XC KE ROHEI Facing bust of Christ. REVERSE; AEI EC KNcTANTI Alexius on left, and St. Constantine on right, both standing, holding globus cruciger between them. Reference: Sear 2012 Alexius III 1195 1203 Alexius III was the brother of Isaac II whom he had deposed and blinded in a plot. If Isaac was unpopular then

- Double cornucopia

- Legend in two lines within wreath formed by two stalks of grain

- Facing head of lion

- Three lines of Arabic script

MINT: Kreben

Reference: SBV 363

- Roma standing left

- Radiate head right

ID#426e (UK)

Claudius rose to power and quelled any discontent over Gallienus's fate by giving each soldier the princely sum of 20 Aurei and locating Aureolus who was promptly executed

Arabic Script- Legend in 3 lines

REFERENCE: Balog 501-502