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Michael VIII Palaeologus (1261-1282). AE Trachy, Thessalonica mint

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Lotto n. 585
Michael VIII Palaeologus (1261-1282). AE Trachy, Thessalonica mint. D/ Half-length facing bust of St. Demetrius, holding sword and shield. R/ St. Michael the Archangel on left and Michael on right standing facing, holding between them a long cross; crowning manus Dei above. Bendall/Donald T3 var. (same); Sear 2296 var. (figures on reverse reverted); D.O. 144 var. (same). AE. 0.98 g. 22 mm. RRR. Very rare variant. VF.
Ex Aphrodite Art Coins 14, 2023, lot 1288.