TYPE Byzantine Empire, Empire of Nicaea, Theodore I Komnenos-Laskaris (1208-22 AD), billon aspron trachy (scyphate), mint of Nicaea DESCRIPTION . Obv: Virgin Mary facing enthroned, holding head of nimbate Christ Rev: Theodore (left, with jewelled chlamys and holding labarum-tipped scepter) and St. Theodore (nimbate with curly hair, holding spear), jointly holding patriarchal cross, circular Greek legend THEODOR DES[...] REFERENCE: SB 2061 GRADING: AVF / F, olive green patina, slight earthen encrustation, visibly overstruck, scarce w/ unusal overstrike ORDER INFO: B2420, $48 Visibly overstruck on both sides with the interesting obverse undercoin details clearly showing (on right of throne) the legend "DEMETRI T" - implying a rare for this era appearence of the St. Demetrius, particularly if coupled with the reverse undercoin, which indicates a nimbate figure (saint or Virgin) on the right, holding a patriarchal cross, presumably with an emperor on the left.