Triton XVIII, Lot: 1352. Estimate $300. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. Æ Tetarteron (20mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Magnesia mint. Facing bust of St. George, holding spear in right hand, shield over left shoulder;
ò to left,
~ to right / [...] O/Δ(OV)/K/A/C, facing bust of John, holding labarum in right hand, akakia in left. DOC 58; SB 2116. VF, thick earthen-green patina.
From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex LHS 97 (10 May 2006), lot 133.