Michael II Angelus. billon Trachy, 1.59 g, Arta, 1256-1257 AD. 
 
Half-length bust of St. Theodore facing. 
Emperor and St. Demetrius standing facing, holding sword 
between them; above, manus dei emerging from ornamental crescent
containing a star to crown the emperor. 

Bendall 1996, 3. SB 2233. 

Very rare. Brown patina. Crudely struck with areas of flatness, otherwise, very fine. 

Courtesy of LHS Numismatik AG, May 2006. Sold for 2,800 Swiss Francs

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