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Trachy - John III Doukas-Vatatzes
| Issuer | Empire of Nicaea (Byzantine states) |
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| Value | Aspron Trachy (1⁄120) |
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| Obverse description | Nimbate bust of Christ Emmanuel facing, depicted in the orant posture with both hands raised, wearing tunic and himation with finely rendered drapery folds. The nimbus is adorned with a dotted border, and the figure is rendered in the hieratic Byzantine iconographic tradition. Greek Christogram legend flanks the bust in the field to left and right. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Full-length figures of the Emperor John III Doukas-Vatatzes and Saint Theodore standing side by side, both facing, jointly holding between them a long staff surmounted by a fleur-de-lis finial. The Emperor is depicted in imperial loros and crown, while Saint Theodore is shown in military attire, reflecting the warrior-saint iconographic convention common to Nicaean coinage of the 13th century. |
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