Watch List notes:

Manuel Comnenus-Ducas, despot of Thessalonica, 1230-1237. Trachy (Bronze, 31 mm, 3.38 g, 7 h), Thessalonica. O /AΓI/O/C ΔH/MI/TP/IOC Bust of St. Demetrius facing, beardless and nimbate, holding spear in his right hand. Rev. Manuel standing facing on the left, wearing divitision and chlamys, holding cruciform scepter in his right hand and akakia in his left hand, crowned by Christ standing facing on the right, nimbate, holding book of Gospels in his left hand; above, IC; in field to right, XC. DOC 3a. SB 2177. Rare. Struck from worn dies and with two edge cracks, otherwise, about very fine.


From a collection of coins from the medieval Balkans.