Manuel Comnenus-Ducas   Imperium Thessalonicae
Εμμανουήλ Κομνηνός Δούκας   Αυτοκρατορία Θεσσαλονίκης

Trachy / Τραχύ AE 23

SHH 5644

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2.32 g   20.6-24.3 mm   6:00 o'clock   VF Facing bust of St. Theodorus, holding spear and shield; on left Λ // ΘΑ // ΘΕΟ / Δ, on right Ο // Ρ / ΟC; border-line. half length figure of Manuel left and of beardless, nimbate military saint (Demetrius ?), holding between them sheathed sword, point downward; cloud with star in upper center field, out of which extends Manus Dei crowning the ruler; [ΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ] to left and ΟΑ(?) to right. Scyphate. Double strike. Dumbarton Oaks IV/2 8; Sear Byzantine 2182 Ex CNG 338E/299, 5.11.2014