{"product_id":"h724-byzantine-trachy-coin-of-alexius-iii-from-1194-1204-ad-constantinople","title":"#h724# Byzantine Trachy coin of Alexius III from 1194-1204 AD (Constantinople)","description":"\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWelcome to cc coins \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eUp for auction is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Arial\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eByzantine Trachy coin of Alexius III from 1194-1204 AD.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eID# 724h (UK)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDiameter: 27mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMINT: Constantinople\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOBVERSE; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIC XC KE ROHΘEI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFacing bust of Christ.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eREVERSE; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAΛEΣIω ΔECΠ Θ KωNcTANTI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAlexius on left, and St. Constantine on right, both standing, holding globus cruciger between them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003eReference: Sear 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAlexius III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e1195-1203\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAlexius III was the brother of Isaac II whom he had deposed and blinded in a plot. If Isaac was unpopular then Alexius turned out to be even more so. He continued a policy of pilfering his own people for his personal benefit and couldn't care less what troubles were brewing outside so long as his own life of luxury was guaranteed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAs the Franks and Venetians who made up the bulk of the Fourth Crusade set their sights squarely on Constantinople he did not even give orders to fortify the defensive positions of the city or store any provisions in case of a siege. When at last the Crusade did arrive he panicked on account of their strength and, on news that a puppet had been selected to replace him, fled to the countryside with all his women, jewels and the tidy sum of 10,000 pounds of gold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"CCcoins and Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39351657889875,"sku":"384127202779","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0038\/9201\/9249\/products\/57_61d85b3b-c74f-4ffa-9c7f-41a3609ae4ab.jpg?v=1621940304","url":"https:\/\/cccoins.co.nz\/products\/h724-byzantine-trachy-coin-of-alexius-iii-from-1194-1204-ad-constantinople","provider":"CCcoins and Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}