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Asper - John II Komnenos
| Issuer | Empire of Trebizond (Byzantine states) |
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| Year | 1280-1297 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse lettering | O A EVΓΕΝΙΟC (Translation: St Eugenius) |
| Reverse description | Full-length frontal effigy of Emperor John II Komnenos standing en face, clad in imperial loros, holding a labarum staff surmounted by a cross in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left hand. The Hand of God (Manus Dei) descends from above in blessing, a standard feature of Trapezuntine imperial coinage conferring divine sanction upon the ruler. The composition adheres closely to the Byzantine imperial iconographic tradition, with the emperor depicted in formal ceremonial regalia. The Greek legend naming the emperor is distributed across the field flanking the imperial figure. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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