Theodore Mancaphas. Usurper in Philadelphia, circa 1188-1189 and circa 1204-1206. BI Trachy (27mm, 2.96 g, 6h). Philadelphia(?) mint. Struck circa 1188-1189. VF.

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Lot: 855. Estimated: $ 200

Byzantine, Billon

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Theodore Mancaphas. Usurper in Philadelphia, circa 1188-1189 and circa 1204-1206. BI Trachy (27mm, 2.96 g, 6h). Philadelphia(?) mint. Struck circa 1188-1189. Christ Pantokrator standing facing on suppedion / Crowned facing figure of Theodore, wearing loros, holding scepter surmounted by patriarchal cross. DOC (2); SB –. Brown patina. VF.

From the Iconodule Collecton. Ex Luis A. Lopez Martinex Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 504, 17 November 2021), lot 533 (since conserved); Classical Numismatic Review XVII.4 (1992 Fourth Quarter), no. 319.


Closing Date and Time: 31 May 2023 at 14:44:40 ET.

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