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Copper Tetarteron of John Komnenos-Doukas of Thessalonike

Copper Tetarteron of John Komnenos-Doukas of Thessalonike

r. 1237 - 1244

John Komnenos-Doukas

Byzantine

Obv.: St. Demetrius nimbate, seated upon throne without back. Rev.: Full-length figure of emperor on l., and of Virgin nimbate, holding between them cross-within-circle, surmounting triangular decoration on long shaft. Emperor wears stemma, divitsion, collar-piece, and paneled loros of simplified type; holds anexikakia in r. hand. Virgin wears tunic and maphorion.

Copper

Byzantine period, Middle

Coins