Coin Item Number: 3095/1712 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Byzantine coin from the Latin Rulers of Constantinople Period, 1204-1261. Obverse: illegible, but most likely a bust of Christ. Reverse: the Archangel Michael, standing and facing front; he has a halo and wings; to right, it says ‘X’. Coin is concave.
“Billon Trachy” (denomination); Sear# 2036.
The Latin Rulers of Constantinople captured the city after the Fourth Crusade in 1204. They were driven out by the Byzantine Greeks in 1261.