Trabzon Müzesi Trabzon İmparatorluğu sikkeleri : = Coins of the Trebizond empire at the Trabzon Museum / Ceren Ünal - Vera Guruleva

• VerfasserIn: Ünal, Ceren 1972-; Guruleva, Vera Valentinovna ca. 20./21. Jh.
• Place / Publishing House: Istanbul : Ege Yayinlari, [2022]
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1. Baskı
• Language: Turkish; English
• Classification: 15.68 - Türkei; 15.13 - Numismatik. Sphragistik; 15.29 - Byzantinisches Reich
• Physical Description: x, 83 Seiten; Illustrationen

The Empire of Trebizond, also referred to as Trebizond Komnenos or Grand Komnenos, was established to the north-east of the Black Sea, adjacent to the Kingdom of Georgia, where Trabzon was its imperial center. The long-term dominance that the empire was able to maintain can be attributed to the protection from external attacks that its geographical conditions provided. The Trebizond Empire lasted for approximately two hundred and fifty years, from the end of 1203, when it was founded, to its conquest by the Ottoman Empire in the year 1461. In addition to the studies on the history of the Trebizond Empire, national and international studies on its political and economic situation and its social and cultural development have also been conducted. Yet, it is clear that new, more extensive studies about the empire need to be conducted. 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)