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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 7308012, member: 74799&quot;]Those are really nice as well.&nbsp; Michael VIII is always difficult and Sear 2265 is one of the difficult ones.&nbsp; Sear 1966 is much easier, but your Manuel looks nice and sharp and thus will be difficult to top. Here are Sear 2265 which took a while to upgrade:</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Michael VIII Palaeologos (1261-1282) Æ Trachy, Constantinople (Sear 2265; Bendall- Donald C.8; PCPC 26; DOC V 66-9) </b></p><p>Obv: Full-length figure of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate, wearing short military tunic, breastplate and sagion; right hand holding spear; left hand holding shield</p><p>Rev: in upper and right field; Full length figure of emperor on left, blessed by Virgin, nimbate; Emperor wears stemma, divitision, jeweled loros of simplified type and sagion; right hand holds labarum on long shaft; left hand holds anexikakia</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-2265.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-2265%281%29.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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