Coin Item Number: 3095/1719 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Byzantine coin from the first half of the 13th century. Obverse: illegible. Reverse: a figure, standing and facing front (most likely an emperor, possibly on a throne). Coin is concave.
“Billon Trachy” (denomination); Sear# 2021 or 2023 ? Coin is similar to ‘Latin Imitation’ coins, but collector envelope says ‘Bulgarian Imitation’ coin.
The Latin Rulers of Constantinople, who minted the ‘Latin Imitation’ coins, captured the city after the Fourth Crusade in 1204. They were driven out by the Byzantine Greeks in 1261.