Latin Rulers of Constantinople: Anonymous (1204-1261) BI Small Module Trachy

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Boak

I'm trying to identify this coin and by its size I think it belongs to the Latin rulers of Constantinople. Can anyone help me?
1.1g-17.7x12.45mm

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These are always difficult to identify and it is somewhat subjective, but check https://coins.labarum.info/en/catalog?states=2 prior to posting. I believe it is:

Latin Rulers of Constantinople: Anonymous (1204-1261) BI Small Module Trachy, Constantinople (CLBC 11.23.3.A; Zeno #202564)

Obv: IC XC in field; Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back; holds Gospel in left hand and bless with right hand in front of chest. Asterisk above cushion on throne, on both sides.
Rev: Half-length figure of emperor with stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and paneled loros of simplified type; holds in right hand labarum-headed scepter, and in left, globus cruciger.



It represents one of several versions smaller versions of the following large trachy:

Latin Rulers of Constantinople: Anonymous (1215-1240) Æ Large Module Trachy, Constantinople (Sear 2055; DOC IV Type A, B.24; Grierson 1262; CLBC 11.23.1)

Obv: IC XC in field; Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back; holds Gospel in left hand and blesses with right hand in front of chest. ✷ above cushion on throne, on both sides
Rev: Retrograde circular legend ΛΝVΗΛ? left, ΔCC? to right or without legend; Half-length figure of emperor with stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and paneled loros of simplified type; holds in right hand scepter cruciger, and in left, globus cruciger



The other smaller version is below. This is the second sub-type of 11.23.3 which has an even smaller die size. The image of Christ is truncated even further to a point where the image stops at Christ's knees. It is the rarer of the two types of 11.23.3. See Marchev-Wachter for more information.

Latin Rulers of Constantinople: Anonymous (1204-1261) BI Small Module Trachy, Constantinople (Sear 2047; DOC IV Type D; CLBC 11.23.3)

Obv: IC XC in field; Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne without back; holds Gospels in left hand and bless with right hand in front of chest; Asterisk above cushion on throne, on both sides
Rev: Half-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and paneled loros of simplified type; hods in right hand scepter cruciger, and in left, globus cruciger


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