Coinage of the Byzantine and Balkan States: 1204-1461
Nicaea and Magnesia Mints
CBB 1.1.1
Theodore I Lascaris, AU Hyperpyron. Nicaea mint, 1208?
Obverse: Half-length figure of Christ Emmanuel, nimbate and bearded; right hand raised in benediction; left hand holding scroll.
IC-XC KЄRO HΘЄI
Oh, lord Jesus Christ help (your servant)
Reverse: Emperor in Divitision, Loros, Maniakion, and Stemma; right hand holding Labarum, left hand jointly holding Patriarchal Cross with Saint | Saint Theodore in Lamellar Body Armor with Pteryges, Chiton, and Saigon; left hand holding spear, right hand jointly holding Patriarchal Cross with Emperor.
ΘEOΔOΡOC ΔECΠOCTH O ΘEOΔΩΠOC
Despot Theodore (and) holy Saint Theodore
Sear —; DOC IV —, LBC —.
CBB 1.2.1
Theodore I Laskaris, EL or AR trachy. Magnesia mint, 1212-1221?
Obverse: Half-length figure of Christ Emmanuel, nimbate and bearded; right hand raised in benediction; left hand holding scroll.
IC XC, O ЄMMANΛHA
God is with us, (in the form of) Jesus Christ
Reverse: Emperor in Divitision, Chlamys, Maniakion, and Stemma; right hand holding sheathed sword, left hand jointly holding Patriarchal Cross with Saint | Saint Theodore in Lamellar Body Armor with Pteryges, Chiton, and Saigon; left hand holding sheathed spear, right hand jointly holding Patriarchal Cross with Emperor.
ΘEOΔOΡOC ΔECΠOCTH O ΘEOΔΩΠOC
Despot Theodore (and) holy Saint Theodore
Sear 2066; DOC IV XXVII 4; LBC 188.
CBB 1.3.1
Theodore I Lascaris, EL or AR Trachy. Nicaea mint, 1208.
Obverse: Full length figures of Saint Theodore and Theotokos, holding shield between them; Saint bearded and nimbate, right hand held at chest; left hand raised in benediction; Theodotokos nimbate, right hand raised in benediction; left hand held to chest; Manus Dei blesses from above.
O ΘEOΔΩΠOC MHP OV
Saint Theodore (and) the Theotokos
Reverse:
Emperor in Divitision, Loros, Maniakion, and Stemma; right hand holding Labarum, left hand holding Patriarchal Cross | Christ in tunic and Klobion; left hand holding book of Gospels, right hand blessing the Emperor.
ΘEOΔOΡOC ΔECΠOCTH KOMNHNOC O AACKAPHC, IC XC
Despot Theodore (of houses) Komnenos and Laskaris, (and) Jesus Christ
Sear 2063; DOC IV XXVII 1.2 (this coin); LBC —.
CBB 1.4.1
Theodore I Lascaris, EL or AR trachy. Nicaea mint, 1205-1208?
Obverse: Full-length figure of Christ, nimbate and bearded, standing on dias; right hand raised in benediction; left hand holding scroll.
IC-XC KЄRO HΘЄI
Oh, lord Jesus Christ help (your servant)
Reverse: Emperor in Divitision, Loros, Maniakion, and Stemma; right hand holding sheathed sword, left hand jointly holding a star-topped-staff with Saint | Saint Theodore in Lamellar Body Armor with Pteryges, Chiton, and Saigon; left hand holding sheathed spear, right hand jointly holding star-topped-staff with Emperor.
ΘEOΔOΡOC ΔECΠOCTH O ΘEOΔΩΠOC
Despot Theodore (and) holy Saint Theodore
Sear 2065; DOC IV XXVII 3 (this coin); LBC 137.
CBB 1.5.1
Theodore I Laskaris, EL or AR trachy. Magnesia mint, 1208-1212?
Obverse: Full-length figure of Christ, nimbate and bearded, seated upon a backed throne; right hand raised in benediction; left hand holding book of Gospels.
IC XC
Jesus Christ
Reverse: Emperor in Divitision, Loros, Maniakion, and Stemma; right hand holding sheathed sword, left hand jointly holding a star-topped-staff with Saint | Saint Theodore in Lamellar Body Armor with Pteryges, Chiton, and Saigon; left hand holding sheathed spear, right hand jointly holding star-topped-staff with Emperor.
ΘEOΔOΡOC ΔECΠOCTH O ΘEOΔΩΠOC
Despot Theodore (and) holy Saint Theodore
Sear 2064; DOC IV XXVII 2; LBC 132-6.
CBB 1.6.1
Theodore I Laskaris, AE trachy. Nicaea, 1205-1212?
Obverse: Full-length figure of Theotokos, nimbate, seated upon a backless throne; the infant Christ held at breast with both hands.
MHP OV
Theotokos
Reverse: Emperor in Divitision, Loros, Maniakion, and Stemma; right hand holding sheathed sword, left hand jointly holding Patriarchal Cross with Saint | Saint Theodore in Lamellar Body Armor with Pteryges, Chiton, and Saigon; left hand holding sheathed spear, right hand jointly holding Patriarchal Cross with Emperor.
ΘEOΔOΡOC ΔECΠOCTH O ΘEOΔΩΠOC
Despot Theodore (and) holy Saint Theodore
Sear 2061; DOC IV XXVII 5; LBC 138-60.
CBB 1.7.1
Theodore I Laskaris AE trachy. Magnesia mint, 1212-1221?
Obverse: Half-length figure of Christ Emmanuel, nimbate and bearded; right hand raised in benediction; left hand holding scroll.
IC XC, O ЄMMANΛHA
God is with us, (in the form of) Jesus Christ
Reverse: Emperor in Divitision, Chlamys, Maniakion, and Stemma; right hand holding sheathed sword, left hand jointly holding Patriarchal Cross with Saint | Saint Theodore in Lamellar Body Armor with Pteryges, Chiton, and Saigon; left hand holding sheathed spear, right hand jointly holding Patriarchal Cross with Emperor.
ΘEOΔOΡOC ΔECΠOCTH O ΘEOΔΩΠOC
Despot Theodore (and) holy Saint Theodore
Sear 2068; DOC IV XXVIII 8; LBC 189-91.
CBB 1.8.1
Theodore I Lascaris AE trachy. Nicaea mint, 1212-1221?
Obverse: Full-length figure of Christ, nimbate and bearded; right hand raised in benediction; left hand holding scroll.
IC XC
Jesus Christ
Reverse: Emperor in Divitision, Loros, Maniakion, and Stemma; right hand holding Akakia, left hand jointly holding Labarum with Saint | Saint Theodore in Lamellar Body Armor with Pteryges, Chiton, and Saigon; left hand holding Akakia, right hand jointly holding Labarum with Emperor; Sheathed sword to either side of the Labarum
ΘEOΔOΡOC ΔECΠOCTH O ΘEOΔΩΠOC
Despot Theodore (and) holy Saint Theodore
Sear 2067; DOC IV XXVIII7; LBC 186-7.
CBB 1.9.1
Theodore I Laskaris AE Trachy. Nicaea mint, 1208?
Obverse: Half-length figure of Christ, nimbate and bearded; right hand raised in benediction; left hand holding book of Gospels.
IC XC
Jesus Christ
Reverse: Emperor in Divitision, Chlamys, Maniakion, and Stemma; right hand holding star-topped-scepter, left hand jointly holding Globus Cruciger with Saint | Saint Constantine in Divitision, Loros, Maniakion, and Stemma; left hand holding Cross scepter, right hand jointly holding Globus Cruciger with Emperor;
Sear —; DOC IV —; LBC 280. More on the attribution here
CBB 1.10.1
Theodore I Lascaris AE trachy. Nicaea mint, 1208.
Obverse: Full-length figure of Christ, nimbate and bearded, seated upon a backless throne; right arm outstretched in benediction; left hand holding book of Gospels.
IC XC
Jesus Christ
Reverse: Emperor in Divitision, Chlamys, Maniakion, and Stemma; right hand holding Cross scepter, left hand holding Akakia; Manus Dei blesses from above.
ΘEOΔOΡOC ΔECΠOCTH KOMNHNOC O AACKAPHC
Despot Theodore (of houses) Komnenos and Laskaris
Sear 2062; DOC IV XXVIII 6, LBC 161-85.
CBB 1.11.1
Theodore I Laskaris AE trachy. Magnesia, 1212-1221?
Obverse: Full-length figure of St. Theodore, nimbate and bearded; Saint wearing chiton, saigon, and military breastplate; right hand at waist holding upright spear; left hand holding triangular shield.
O AΓIOC ΘEOΔOΡOC
Holy Saint Theodore
Reverse: Emperor in Divitision, Loros, Maniakion, and Stemma; right hand holding Labarum, left hand holding Globus Cruciger; Manus Dei blesses from above; Star to either side of the emperor.
ΘEOΔOΡOC ΔECΠOCTH KOMNHNOC O AACKAPHC
Despot Theodore (of houses) Komnenos and Laskaris
Sear 2071; DOC IV XXVIII 11. LBC 195-6.
CBB 1.12.1
Theodore I Laskaris AE trachy. Magnesia mint, 1212-1221?
Obverse: Half-length figure of Christ, nimbate and bearded; right hand raised in benediction; left hand holding scroll.
IC XC
Jesus Christ
Reverse: Emperor in Divitision, Loros, Orarion, and Stemma; right hand holding Labarum, left hand holding Globus Cruciger.
ΘEOΔOΡOC ΔECΠOCTH
Despot Theodore
Sear 2070; DOC XXVIII 10; LBC 193-4.
CBB 1.13.1 (Exonumia)
Theodore I Laskaris AE weight. Magnesia mint, 1208-1221? 4.21 grams
Obverse: Three-quarter-length figure of St. Theodore, nimbate and bearded; Saint wearing chiton, saigon, and military breastplate; right hand at waist holding upright spear; left hand holding triangular shield.
O AΓIOC ΘEOΔOΡOC
Holy Saint Theodore
Reverse: Emperor in Divitision, Loros, Maniakion, and Stemma; right hand holding Labarum, left hand holding Globus Cruciger.
ΘΕΟΔωΡΟC
Theodore
+Β-Α-C-Ι-Λ-Ι-Κ-Ο-Ν incised around the edge
Sear —; DOC IV —; LBC —.