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MICHAEL VIII PALAEOLOGUS (1261-1282). Silver Trachy. Constantinople.
Obv: Empty throne on which rest the Gospels, a cross bearing the crown of thorns; to left, a lance; to right, a sponge on a reed; below, a footstool.
Rev: Michael standing to left and a military saint standing to right, holding between them a star-tipped staff; the emperor holds a sceptre in his right hand and saint holds sword in left hand.
Sear 2251; PCPC 13.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 1.77 g.
Diameter: 24 mm.
Obv: Empty throne on which rest the Gospels, a cross bearing the crown of thorns; to left, a lance; to right, a sponge on a reed; below, a footstool.
Rev: Michael standing to left and a military saint standing to right, holding between them a star-tipped staff; the emperor holds a sceptre in his right hand and saint holds sword in left hand.
Sear 2251; PCPC 13.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 1.77 g.
Diameter: 24 mm.