CNG 102, Lot: 1206. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Manuel Comnenus-Ducas. Despot of Thessalonica, 1230-1237. BI Trachy (30mm, 5.01 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Facing bust of St. Michael the Archangel, holding sword / Manuel and St. Constantine standing facing, each holding palm branch and supporting between them a patriarchal cross. DOC 6; CLBC 13.6.1; SB 2180. Good VF, dark green-brown patina. Great for issue.