The Billon Trachea of Michael VIII Palaeologus, 1258-1282 |
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anexikakia in left Archangel Michael Arta hoard bearded and nimbate beardless and nimbate breastplate and sagion Bust of St Byzantine Empire Charles of Anjou coinage Coll collar piece Constantinople cruciger in right D.O. Wt Demetrius divitision divitision and loros emperor on left Emperor wears stemma empires of Nicaea figure of emperor figure of St Full length figure globus cruciger Half length figure Hendy holds in right holds labarum headed holds sceptre cruciger holds spear issue of Thessalonica John III Ducas labarum headed sceptre labarum on long large patriarchal cross left field left hand legend long shaft loros of simplified Michael VIII panelled loros piece and loros right field right hand Saint wears tunic sceptre in right seated upon throne simplified type specimens Theodore II Thessalonica trachea tunic and colobion tunic and maphorion type and holds type and sagion Virgin Weller XC in field ΔΕ ΠΟ