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Copper Tetarteron of John Komnenos-Doukas of Thessalonike
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Obv.: St. Demetrius nimbate, seated upon throne without back.
Rev.: Full-length figure of emperor on l., and of Virgin nimbate, holding between them cross-within-circle, surmounting triangular decoration on long shaft. Emperor wears stemma, divitsion, collar-piece, and paneled loros of simplified type; holds anexikakia in r. hand. Virgin wears tunic and maphorion.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Title: Copper Tetarteron of John Komnenos-Doukas of Thessalonike
Description:
Obv.
: St.
Demetrius nimbate, seated upon throne without back.
Rev.
: Full-length figure of emperor on l.
, and of Virgin nimbate, holding between them cross-within-circle, surmounting triangular decoration on long shaft.
Emperor wears stemma, divitsion, collar-piece, and paneled loros of simplified type; holds anexikakia in r.
hand.
Virgin wears tunic and maphorion.
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