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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Trachy Enjoyer, post: 7811365, member: 118358&quot;]Part 2. Thessalonican Trachys Continued</p><p><b>Despot Manuel I Ducas</b></p><p>Sear 2182 (rare)</p><p>Obv: Half-length facing bust of St. Theodore, holding spear and shield.</p><p>Rev: Facing half-length busts of Manuel and St. Demetrius, holding between them a sword facing downward; crowning manus Dei and star above.</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1342002[/ATTACH]</b></p><p>Sear 2177 Small Module</p><p>Obv: Half-length facing bust of St. Demetrius, holding spear and sword-in-scabbard.</p><p>Rev: Manuel, holding cruciform sceptre and akakia, and Christ, crowning him, standing facing; star to right.</p><p><b> [ATTACH=full]1342003[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Despot John Ducas:</b></p><p>Sear 2210</p><p>Facing head of cherub with four wings / John, holding akakia, and St. Demetrius, holding sword, holding between them a long cross surmounted by pellet</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1342004[/ATTACH]</b></p><p>Sear Unlisted (very rare)</p><p>Obv: Flower of six petals or six-pointed star.</p><p>Rev: The Virgin Mary standing facing, orans; stars flanking.</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1342005[/ATTACH]</b></p><p>Sear 2188 (rare)</p><p>St. Theodore standing facing, holding spear and shield; to either side, lis / John standing facing, holding labarum and akakia, being crowned by St. Demetrius.</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1342006[/ATTACH]</b></p><p>Sear 2205 (very rare, features and eagle!)</p><p>Eagle with wings outstretched, head to left / Patriarchal cross between facing busts of John and St. Demetrius.</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1342007[/ATTACH]</b></p><p>Sear 2219 (rare)</p><p>Facing bust of the Virgin Mary, orans / Winged emperor standing facing, holding labarum.</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1342008[/ATTACH]</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>More comments to follow.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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