Tamar's copper issues circulated during a period of Georgian imperial expansion that pushed the kingdom's borders from the Black Sea to the Caspian — a territorial reach that wouldn't be matched again in Georgian history. The Georgian Orthodox Church canonized her within decades of her death in 1213, an unusual speed that reflects the degree to which her reign had been mythologized while witnesses were still alive.
Georgian copper of this period is frequently found in poor surfaces due to the alloy's susceptibility to the alkaline soils of the southern Caucasus.
Tamar's copper issues circulated during a period of Georgian imperial expansion that pushed the kingdom's borders from the Black Sea to the Caspian — a territorial reach that wouldn't be matched again in Georgian history. The Georgian Orthodox Church canonized her within decades of her death in 1213, an unusual speed that reflects the degree to which her reign had been mythologized while witnesses were still alive.
Georgian copper of this period is frequently found in poor surfaces due to the alloy's susceptibility to the alkaline soils of the southern Caucasus.