Electrum Trachy, Thessalonica, the Virgin seated facing on backless throne, wearing pallium and maphorium, holding nimbate head of Christ, rev. standing figures of Manuel, left, wearing crown, divitision and loros, holding akakia, and St. Demetrius, right, in military dress, holding labarum between them (DO 9; S.1974), very fine
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Electrum Trachy, Thessalonica, the Virgin seated facing on backless throne, wearing pallium and maphorium, holding nimbate head of Christ, rev. standing figures of Manuel, left, wearing crown, divitision and loros, holding akakia, and St. Demetrius, right, in military dress, holding labarum between them (DO 9; S.1974), very fine

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Electrum Trachy, Thessalonica, the Virgin seated facing on backless throne, wearing pallium and maphorium, holding nimbate head of Christ, rev. standing figures of Manuel, left, wearing crown, divitision and loros, holding akakia, and St. Demetrius, right, in military dress, holding labarum between them (DO 9; S.1974), very fine
Provenance
A Cahn, Frankfurt, auction, 30 May 1932, lot 1735
H Goodacre collection, Christie's, 22 May 1986, lot 321
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