1. The name ‘Axouchos’ is Persian and is related a megas domestikos in Constantinople of Persian decent, who related to the house of the Komnenoi by marriage. See Miller, W., Trebizond. The Last Greek Empire (London 1926), pp. 24-25. 2. Andronikos I ascended to the throne before the eldest son of Emperor Alexios I, John I, who succeeded him after his death. See Miller, W., Trebizond. The Last Greek Empire (London 1926), pp. 19, 24-25, 26. 3. Miller attributes several silver coins to the reign of John I Grand Komnenos. See Miller, W., Trebizond. The Last Greek Empire (London 1926), p. 26. Hendy, on the other hand, believes they belong to John II Grand Komnenos (1280-1285/11287- 1290). See Hendy, M.F., Studies in the Byzantine Monetary Economy, c. 300-1450 (Cambridge Mass.1985), p. 522. |