285, Lot: 437. Estimate $300. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. AV Hyperpyron (27mm, 4.32 g, 6h). Magnesia mint. Struck circa 1232-1254. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / John, holding labarum and akakia, standing facing, being crowned and blessed by the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) standing slightly left. DOC 5; SB 2073. EF, tiny edge cracks, doubling on obverse, minor scratches in obverse margin.