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Michael VIII Palaiologos — Trikephalon (Aspron Trachy) (Constantinople, 1258–1259)

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Michael VIII Palaiologos — Trikephalon (Aspron Trachy) (Constantinople, 1258–1259), Trikephalon (Aspron Trachy), Silver, struck at Constantinople, 1258–1259 AD. Weight about 1.8 g, diameter 23.5 mm.
obverse Michael VIII Palaiologos — Trikephalon (Aspron Trachy) (Constantinople, 1258–1259)
reverse Michael VIII Palaiologos — Trikephalon (Aspron Trachy) (Constantinople, 1258–1259)
mint Constantinople weight 1.81g (2)
ruler Michael VIII Palaiologos diameter ⌀23.5 (2)
denomination Trikephalon (Aspron Trachy) axis (0)
material Silver technique
country Byzantine dataset Dumbarton Oaks — Byzantine coins
© Dumbarton Oaks — non-commercial use with attribution
specimens (2)
Dumbarton Oaks — Byzantine coins 2.21g ⌀24.0
Dumbarton Oaks — Byzantine coins 1.41g ⌀23.0

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Michael VIII Palaiologos — Trikephalon (Aspron Trachy) (Constantinople, 1258–1259) (BZC.BZC.2006.12), 1258–1259 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/michael-viii-palaiologos-trikephalon-aspron-trachy-constantinople-12581259/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA