Manuel Doukas (Thessalonike), Copper, Stamenon, Thessalonike, 1230-1237
Obverse
Bust of nimbate St. Theodore with pointed beard divided into two points, wearing cuirass and cloak and holding a spear in right hand across left shoulder. OΓ|ΘΕO in left field, |Ο|ΡΟ|C in right field.
Reverse
Half-length figure of Manuel Doukas on left and St. Demetrios on right. Manuel wears stemma (crown), divitision, collar-piece, and paneled loros. St. Demetrios, nimbate, wears tunic, breastplate, and sagion. They hold between them a sword with a pommel (?) on top. Circular legend obscure. Eight-pointed star within a half-circle of dots (cloud?) above. Manus Dei in field above Manuel’s head.
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Obverse
Bust of nimbate St. Theodore with pointed beard divided into two points, wearing cuirass and cloak and holding a spear in right hand across left shoulder. OΓ|ΘΕO in left field, |Ο|ΡΟ|C in right field.
Reverse
Half-length figure of Manuel Doukas on left and St. Demetrios on right. Manuel wears stemma (crown), divitision, collar-piece, and paneled loros. St. Demetrios, nimbate, wears tunic, breastplate, and sagion. They hold between them a sword with a pommel (?) on top. Circular legend obscure. Eight-pointed star within a half-circle of dots (cloud?) above. Manus Dei in field above Manuel’s head.
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| Accession number | BZC.2015.051 |
|---|---|
| Ruler | Manuel Doukas (Thessalonike) |
| Metal | Copper |
| Denomination | Stamenon |
| Mint | Thessalonike |
| Date | 1230 – 1237 |
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
| Weight | 1.82 g |
| Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
| Shape | Cup |
Acquisition History
Classical Numismatic Group internet sale 100, 7 July 2015, no. 2066
Commentary
The specimen at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (no. 1984.88) clearly reads Manuel. See Morrisson and Papadopoulou, “Matériaux pour servir à la numismatique byzantine tardive: Le ‘CNG hoard.’”