Freeman & Sear - Mail Bid Sale 14 Lot: 538 EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND: Andronicus I Gidon. (ca. AD 1222–1235). AR aspron trachy. EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND. Andronicus I Gidon (ca. AD 1222–1235). AR aspron trachy (3.05 gm). Virgin praying right, legend high in field / Christ Chalcites standing facing, raising right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels. Bendall, NCirc June 2002. DO IV, pl. xxxvii, El.1 (Nicaea). Bendall, NCirc (forthcoming), no. 3 (this coin ). Very rare. Extremely well struck, so well, in fact, that flan has separated at 9:00. Virtually as struck Estimated Value: $ 2,000 ... Lot 538 sold for high bid of $1650 [ $1897.5, or approx 1404.15 EUR, 948.75 GBP including the 15% buyers fee.] Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 14 closed June 21st, 2007. Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear: www.freemanandsear.com