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The term trachy ( Greek: τραχύ), plural trachea (τραχέα), meaning "rough" or "uneven", was used to describe the cup-shaped (incorrectly often called " scyphate") Byzantine coins struck in the 11th–14th centuries. [1] The term was properly applied to coins of electrum, billon, or copper, and not to the gold hyperpyra. [1]
During the short lifespan of the feudal Crusader state, the Latin Empire of Constantinople from 1204-1261 also used the trachy. [2]
References
- ^ a b ODB, "Trachy" (Ph. Grierson), p. 2101.
- ^ "Latin Rule, 12 April 1204 - 25 July 1261 A.D." Coins and Antiquities Consignment Shop. Forum Ancient Coins. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
Sources
- Kazhdan, Alexander, ed. (1991). The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6.
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