Ünal, Ceren – Vera Guruleva : Coins of the Trebizond Empire at the Trabzon Museum

Ceren Ünal – Vera Guruleva,
Trabzon Müzesi Trabzon İmparatorluğu Sikkeleri /
Coins of the Trebizond Empire at the Trabzon Museum

Istanbul 2022

ISBN 978-625-8056-28-0


X + 83 S./pp., S/W-Abb./ b/w-figs., 23,5 x 16,5 cm; kartoniert/hardcover

Although there have been studies conducted on the coinage system and the coinage iconography of the empire, which was established at the end of 1203 by Alexios and David Komnenos, who were members of the Byzantine Empire Dynasty and later became known as the Grand Komnenoi, there is a need for more comprehensive studies on the subject. By conducting comprehensive research at the museums within the area the Trebizond Empire of once stood, more information and a better understanding of the empire’s coinage system can be attained.
In our study, selections of coins dated to the Trebizond Empire from the Trebizond Museum were examined. Among the coins of the Trebizond Empire registered in the Trebizond Museum inventory, 152 silver and copper coins that were able to be classified and provide chronological data were selected for inclusion in the study. The selected silver and copper coins from the Trebizond Empire date from the period of Manuel I Komnenos (1238-1263) to the period of Ioannes IV Komnenos (1446-1458).