Browsing Byzantine Coinage of Theodore Comnenus Ducas of Thessalonica



The half-brother of Michael Angelus of Epirus, Theodore conquered the Latin Kingdom of Thessalonica in 1224 and established the Empire of Thessalonica as a rival to the Empire of Nicaea. In an attempt to conquer Constantinople, he was captured and blinded.
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SB 2158Empire of Thessalonica. Theodore Comnenus Ducas. 1224-1230 AD. AR Aspron Trachy, 1.10 gr. IC-XC, Christ enthroned facing / QEODWROC DOUK A OAGIOC DIMITRIOC, Theodore on left and St. Demetrius at right, standing facing, holding cross in circle on staff between them; four dots below. SB 2158; DOC 1.TextImage
SB 2159Empire of Thessalonica. Theodore Comnenus Ducas. 1224-1230 AD. AR Aspron Trachy,MHP-QV H AGIOCQPHTHCA to left and right of Mary, standing facing, hands raised / QEODWROC DECPO OLGIOC DIMITRIOC, Theodore, on left and St. Demetrius, on right, holding castle between them. SB 2159; DOC 2.TextImage
SB 2160Empire of Thessalonica. Theodore Comnenus Ducas. 1224-1230 AD. AR Aspron Trachy,MHP-QV to left and right of Mary, seated facing / IC-XC QEODWROC DOUKAC, Theodore, standing on left being crowned by Christ standing on right. SB 2160; DOC 3.TextImage
SB 2161Theodore Comnenus-Ducas. Empire of Thessalonica, 1225-1230 AD. Billon Trachy, 31mm. IC-XC O EMMANOUHL to left and right of facing bust of Christ Emmanuel / QEODOPOC DOUK OLGIOC DIMIT, Theodore, standing on left, holding scroll, and St. Demetrius, standing facing on right, holding sword, holding staff surmounted by cross-in-circle between them. DOC 4; SB 2161.TextImage
SB 2162Theodore Commenus-Ducas of Thessalonica. Billion trachy, 26mm. IC-XC to left and right of Christ seated facing / QEODOPOC DECPOT OAGIOC DIMITRI, Theodore on left, holding cross-tipped sceptre and anexikakia, being crowned by St. Demetrius on right, holding sheathed sword, both standing. Sear 2162.TextImage
SB 2164Empire of Thessalonica. Theodore Comnenus Ducas. 1224-1230 AD. AE Trachy, IC-XC, Christ seated facing / QEODWROC DOUK A OAGIOC DIMITRIOC, Theodore on left and St. Demetrius at right, standing facing, holding cross in circle on staff between them; four dots below. SB 2164; DOC 6.TextImage

SB 2165		Theodore Comnenus-Ducas. Empire of Thessalonica, 1225-1230. Billon Trachy, 33mm. Thessalonica mint. IC-XC to left and right, Christ Pantokrator seated facing / QEODOPOC DOUVK X M, Theodore, on left, and Archangel Michael on right, holding castle with three towers between them, hand of god above. DOC 7; SB 2165 corrected.Text
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SB 2166Theodore Comnenus-Ducas. AE trachy, Thessalonica. MHP-QV to left and right of Mary, half-length figure, standing, both hands raised / QEODWROC DOV, Theodore standing on left, holding cross-tipped sceptre, being crowned by Christ, on right, holding gospels. Sometimes star to right. DOC 8; SB 2166.TextImage
SB 2167Theodore Comnenus-Ducas. Empire of Thessalonica, 1225-1230. Bi Trachy 30mm. Thessalonica mint. O AGIOC DHMRITRIOC, St. Demetrius seated, holding hilt of sword and sheath horizontally across knees / MHP-QV QEODOROC DEC, Theodore, half-length figure on left, holding cross-tipped sceptre, and Mary, half-length figure on right, holding patriarchal cross on small globe between them, hand of god above. DOC 9; SB 2167.TextImage
SB 2168Theodore Comnenus-Ducas, empire of Thessalonica. AE Trachy. 1224-1230 AD. IC-XC EMMANOVHA to left and right of bust of Christ, holding scroll, star to left and right / QEODOPOC DECPOTHC KOMNHNOC O DOVKAC, Theodore, standing, wearing loros, holding labarum-headed sceptre and single or double-barred cross on globe, hand of god above. DOC 10; SB 2168.TextImage
SB 2169Theodore Comnenus-Ducas, empire of Thessalonica. AE Tetarteron. 1224-1230 AD. 3.96g. QEODOPOC EN XW TW QW PICTOC BACILEVC LAI AVTOKRATWR RWMAIWN O DOVKAC, in seven lines / QEODWROC DECPOT AGHOC DHMITROC, Cross potent on globe on three steps between facing half-length figures of Theodore, wearing loros and holding akakia on left, and St. Demetrius, in military attire and holding sword and shield, on right. DOC 11 (this coin); SB 2169.TextImage
SB 2170Theodore Comnenus-Ducas. Empire of Thessalonica, 1225-1230. AE tetarteron, 24mm. Thessalonica mint. QEO DOPOC DECPOTHC O DOVKAC, legend in five lines / QEODWROC DOKAC OAGIOC DHMITR, Cross potent on globe (halfway down the shaft) on three steps between facing half-length figures of Theodore, wearing loros and holding akakia on left, and St. Demetrius, in military attire and holding sword and shield, on right. DOC 12; SB 2170.TextImage
SB 2172Theodore Comnenus-Ducas, Empire of Thessalonica. 1224-1230 AD, Half Tetarteron. O AGHOC DHMTR in several lines to left and right of St. Demetrius, half-length figure, standing, holding spear over shoulder, resting left hand on shield / QEODWROC KOMNHNOC, Theodore standing facing, holding sceptre and globe. SB 2172; DOC 14.TextImage
SB 2173Theodore Comnenus-Ducas, Empire of Thessalonica. 1224-1230 AD, Half Tetarteron. O AGHOC DHMTR in several lines to left and right of St. Demetrius, half-length figure, standing, holding spear over shoulder, resting left hand on shield / QEODWROC ODOKAC, Theodore standing facing, holding labarum and globe. SB 2173; DOC 15.TextImage