Byzantine Empire. Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus (1195–1203 AD). Aspron Trachy Lot of 3 (No reserve price)

Byzantine Empire.
Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus (1195–1203 AD).
Aspron Trachy (Billon, 27 mm, 2.43-3.21 g).
Lot of 3.

Obv: Bust of Christ facing, beardless, wearing cruciform nimbus, pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction and holding scroll in left; IC to left, XC to right.
Rev: ΑΛЄΞΙΟC ΔЄCΠ Ο ΚωΝCΤΑΝΤΙ. Alexius III on left and St. Constantine, bearded and nimbate, on right, both standing facing, wearing crowns, divitision and loros; holding between them a globus cruciger, sometimes surmounted by a patriarchal cross. Each holds a labarum: the emperor in his right hand, the saint in his left.

Reference: Sear, Byzantine Coins and Their Values, type 2011.

Item details:
— 27 mm / 3.21 g
— 27 mm / 2.43 g
— 27 mm / 2.89 g

Alexius III seized the throne in 1195 by deposing and blinding his brother Isaac II. His reign faced provincial rebellions and growing Bulgarian power as imperial authority weakened. In 1203, the Fourth Crusade reached Constantinople to support Isaac’s son, the future Alexius IV. Alexius III fled the capital, allowing his brother’s restoration and leaving a succession crisis that preceded the crusaders’ sack of the city in 1204.

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