In the 13th century, copper tetartera were issued by the rulers of the Empire of Thessalonica in the 1230s and 1240s, as well as by the Empire of Nicaea (1204–1261).
Xa no século XIII, o tetarteron de cobre foi emitido en Tesalónica polos gobernantes do Despotado de Epiro nas décadas de 1230 e 1240, así como polo Imperio de Nicea (1204-1261).