Watch List notes:

John Comnenus-Ducas, as emperor of Thessalonica, 1237-1242. Trachy (Bronze, 24 mm, 1.62 g, 7 h), Thessalonica. ΛΛKЄΛOI XVPI૪ Four-winged Angel standing facing with both hands raised. Rev. IωANNIC ΔЄC O[AΓ] John standing facing on the left, holding akakia in his right hand, and St. Michael, beardless and nimbate, standing facing on the right in military attire; both holding between them sword. DOC -. Cf. D. M. Metcalf: The Peter and Paul Hoard: Bulgarian and Latin imitative trachea in the time of Ivan Asen III, in: NumChron (1973), 1106, pl. 11, 117 = Lianta 405 (misdiscribed) for a small module issue of this type. SB -. Tencho Popov: Unpublished coins of the Empire of Thessalonica, Nicaea and late Byzantium, in: Minalo 3/2019, p. 11 (this coin). Apparently unique. An attractive example with green-brown patina. About extremely fine.


From a collection of coins from the medieval Balkans, ex Classical Numismatic Group E-Auction 349, 22 April 2015, 612 (with original ticket).