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Aspron Trachy - Andronikos I Komnenos Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 1183-1185 |
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| Value | Aspron Trachy (1⁄120) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (1183-1185) - Constantinopolis |
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Andronikos I ruled for just over two years before a Constantinople mob tore him apart in the Hippodrome — one of the more gruesome ends in Byzantine imperial history. His reign was marked by a purge of Latin merchants in 1182 and a rapid deterioration of central authority, neither of which encouraged monetary stability. Bronze aspron trachea of this reign are accordingly scarce, the output constrained by both the brevity of the reign and the administrative chaos that defined it.