Manuel Comnenus-Ducas, despot of Thessalonica, 1230-1237. Trachy (Bronze, 19 mm, 0.69 g), Thessalonica. Nimbate bust of the Virgin orans facing, wearing pallium and maphorium. Rev. OΔ[...]/ΓI/OC Manuel standing facing on the left, wearing divitision and chlamys, holding akakia in his right hand and St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate, standing facing on the right, holding akakia in his left hand; in between, both holding patriarchal cross set on globus. DOC 5. SB 2179. Sharply struck and in exceptional condition for this difficult issue. The obverse struck somewhat off center and with some roughness on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.