| Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 187 | Silver | Auction date: 10 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 409 Price realized: 800 EUR (Approx. 863 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: John V Palaeologus AD 1341-1391. Constantinople Basilikon AR 18 mm, 1,11 g Half-length figure of John V, holding cross potent and globus cruciger, above figure of Christ with hands outstretched / St. Demetrios, holding cross before chest, and Andronicus, orans, standing facing; Γ/O/A between. Very Fine DOC 944; LBC 846; Sear 2474 (Andronicus III). John V Palaiologos served as Byzantine emperor from 1341 to 1391, marked by political upheavals and the encroaching Ottoman threat. Ascending the throne at eight, his reign began with a civil war between his regent, John VI Kantakouzenos, and a rival council led by his mother Anna. The Black Death struck Constantinople from 1346 to 1349. In 1352, a second civil war erupted, leading to John V seeking help from Serbia against the Kantakouzenos alliance with the Ottoman Turks. The Turks prevailed, gaining their first European territory. Reclaiming power in 1354, John V faced challenges, including offending Hungary's King Louis I in 1366 and pressure from the Ottomans. He converted to Catholicism in 1369 but failed to unite the churches. Captured in Venice in 1369, he recognized Ottoman suzerainty in 1371. Despite brief usurpation by his grandson John VII in 1390, John V ordered the strengthening of Constantinople's Golden Gate. Forced to demolish it under Ottoman threat, he died on February 16, 1391, succeeded by his son Manuel, while his younger son ruled the Despotate of the Morea. His long reign saw the decline of imperial power amid civil strife and Ottoman advances. Starting price: 500 EUR |  |
