Watch List notes:

Michael VIII. Trachy; Michael VIII; 1261-1282 AD. Thessalonica, c. 1258-1272 AD, AE Trachy, 1.98g. Lianta-601, PCPC-82.1. Obv: Half-length, facing figure of St. Demetrius. Rx: Emperor standing facing wearing stemma, between two large patriarchal crosses which he grasps with his hands, and with two stars in outer l. and outer r. fields respectively. Though not mentioned in the text, the two stars on the reverse are visible on the illustrated broken specimen.Obverse struck with worn die, as usual, but reverse unusually sharp and completely struck. EF
($225)