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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pavlos, post: 7307978, member: 96635&quot;]Very nice coins! I recently made an upgrade for the common trachy of Manuel I. I had to get this very sharp example! I think I won&#039;t buy another example of this type, unless there is a well-centered one with a nice flan, but it will never upgrade this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1277628[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180). Billon Aspron Trachy. Constantinople mint.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Christ seated facing on throne with back, wearing pallium and colobium, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left; in fields, XC - IC.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> ΜΑΝU[...] ΔЄCΠ / ΜΡ-ΦV Manuel I standing facing on the left, wearing divitision and chlamys, holding labarum in his right and globus cruciger in his left, crowned by the Virgin Mary, standing facing on the right.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> DOC IV 13F.1, Sear 1966.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here also a trachy of Michael VIII, eventhough St. Demetrios his face is not visible, it is still quite nice for the type, not sure if I will find an upgrade for this one.</p><p>I think for late trachea in particular, a &#039;perfect&#039; example does not exist, and if it exist it will sell for $$$. Mostly you take 2-3 trachea of the same type with all different strengths.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1277630[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Michael VIII Palaeologus (1261-1282). Æ Trachy. Constantinople mint.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> O AGI-DEMETR. St. Demetrius standing facing, holding spear and resting left hand on shield, star at lower left.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> MP-QV, MIXHAL. Michael standing on left, holding labarum, being crowned by Mary on right.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> Sear 2265.</p><p>2.03g; 26mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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