Over a century since Wroth and Retowski published the two standard catalogues of the coinage of the Empire of Trebizond, Simon Bendall's introduction to the coinage was first published in 2015. Comparatively little of the history of the empire is known compared to that of the Byzantine Empire, and very little has been written about it. This introduction gives a brief history of the Empire and its coinage, along with information about metrology., mints, silver sources, legends, symbols, sigla, sceptres and more. Different types are comprehensively illustrated with photographs.

The book has been reprinted due to popular demand, and is the perfect introduction to this most fascinating of coinages.