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Description

Byzantine coin from the Empire of Thessalonica, 1224-1244. Obverse: bust of Christ, facing front; he has a nimbus cruciger around his head, which is a cross within a halo; to left, inscription says ‘[I]C’; to right, ‘X[C]’. Reverse: the Archangel Michael, standing and facing front; he has a halo and wings; to right, he holds a cross or globus cruciger. Coin is concave.

History Of Use

“Billon Trachy” (denomination); Sear# 2225.

Narrative

This coin is from the Empire of Thessalonica, which was one of the empires founded by the Byzantines after the fall of Constantinople in 1204. It was eventually annexed by the neighbouring Empire of Nicaea, and was then incorporated into the restored Byzantine Empire in 1261.

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