Trachy (coin)

Aspron trachy minted by the usurper Theodore Mankaphas

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 (1204–1261) also used the trachy.[2]

References

1. ODB, "Trachy" (Ph. Grierson), p. 2101.
2. "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.