Theodore I Comnenus-Lascaris, emperor of Nicaea, 1208-1222. Aspron Trachy (Silver, 33 mm, 4.20 g, 6 h), Nicaea, 1208-1212. ΙC - XC Nimbate Christ enthroned facing, wearing tunic and pallium, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left. Rev. [ΘЄΟΔωPOC ΔЄCΠOT] ΘЄΟΔωΡΟC On the right, St. Demetrius, nimbate and in military attire, and, on the left, Theodore, crowned and wearing a modified loros, standing facing, each holding a sheathed sword and supporting, between them, a staff surmounted by an eight-pointed star. DOC 2.3. SB 2064. Sharp and attractively toned. Very minor flan crack and slight double-striking on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.
From the Trausnitz Collection, acquired prior to 2005.