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Coinage from the Nicaean Empire

Electrum Trachy of Theodore I Lascaris

BSBC: 1  Sear: 2064  DO IV: 2  LBC: 132-6

Mint: Magnesia

Obverse: Christ seated upon backed throne holding the Book of Gospels / IC – XC

Reverse: The Emperor and Saint Theodore holding cross on scepter between them, each holding a sword ΘEOΔωΡOC ΔECΠOT – ΘEODωROC

Silver Trachy of John III Vatazes

BSBC: 1  Sear: —  DO IV: —  LBC: — 

Mint: Magnesia

Obverse: Virgin Mary Hagiosortissa in orans, standing and facing / MHP – OV

Reverse: Emperor John (wearing Stemma, divitsion, jeweled loros of a simple type, and saigon) holding a star tipped tipped scepter and Patriarchal cross globus cruciger / Iω ΔECPOTH O ΔOUKAC, IC – XC 

S. Bendall, “Some unpublished late Byzantine coins,” NumCirc (August 2002), no. 3; otherwise unpublished. Second known example after Triton XX lot 1096 

Silver Trachy of John III Vatazes

BSBC: 1  Sear: 2080  DO IV: 26  LBC: 212    

Mint: Magnesia

Obverse: Bust of the beardless Christ Emmanuel holding the Book of Gospels / IC – XC EMMANOUHA

Reverse: Emperor John (wearing Stemma, divitsion, jeweled loros of a simple type, and saigon) holding a Labarum tipped scepter and anexakakia, blessed by the Manus Dei (hand of God) in the upper right field / Iω ΔECPOTH O ΔOUKAC

Very Rare.

Silver Trachy of John III Vatazes

BSBC: 1  Sear: —  DO IV: —  LBC: —  

Mint: Magnesia

Obverse: Virgin Mary seated on a backed throne with the infant Christ at breast / MHP – OV

Reverse: Emperor John (wearing Stemma, divitsion, jeweled loros of a simple type, and saigon) holding a cross tipped scepter and anexakakia, crowned by Christ holding the Book of Gospels / Iω ΔECPOTH O ΔOUKAC, IC – XC

Second known example. Unpublished.