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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 3053726, member: 74799&quot;][USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER]:&nbsp; Latin Rulers of Constantinople and Thessalonica. About 300 coins and there are several rare varieties.&nbsp; The problem is size and weight matters to correctly identify these coins.&nbsp; Its not just the flan size, but the die size that really matters!&nbsp; These coins went through a lot of clippings which throws the results off.&nbsp; Furthermore, some of these trachae are tiny in comparison to the normal ones that are often seen.&nbsp; Here is one coin that I was able to identify using a good old tape measure at about 10-15mm.&nbsp; In comparison is a trachy that was issued a few years later...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]764632[/ATTACH]</p><p><u><i>left coin:</i></u></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Kingdom of Thessalonica: John Comnenus-Ducas (1237-1242) BI Trachy, Thessalonica (CLBC 14.1.4; Jordanov pl. XXXVI, 4-6)</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: Brockage</p><p>Rev: Full-length figure of emperor on left, and of Virgin nimbate, holding between them cross within circle, surmounting triangular decoration on long shaft. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, collar-piece and paneled loros of simplified type; holds anexikakia in right hand. Virgin wears tunic and maphorion.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><u>right coin:</u></i></p><p><i><u><br /></u></i></p><p><b> Empire of Nicaea: John III Ducas-Vatazes (1222-1254) BI Trachy, Magnesia (Sear-2099; DOC IV, Type K 45; Lianta 241-42) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: Ο AΓΙΟC ΔHMHTPIOC in two columnar groups. Full-length figure of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate, wearing short military tunic, breastplate and sagion; right hand holds spear; left hand holds shield</p><p>Rev: IШ ΔЄCΠ-OΔϪKAC; Emperor seated upon throne with back, wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece and paneled loros of simplified type; right hand holds labarum-headed scepter; left hand holds globus cruciger[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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