342, Lot: 856. Estimate $200. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Theodore II Ducas-Lascaris. Emperor of Nicaea, 1254-1258. AV Hyperpyron (28mm, 4.33 g, 6h). Magnesia mint. Dated RY 1 (1254/5). Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; A to right / Theodore, holding labarum and akakia, standing facing, being crowned and blessed by the Virgin Mary. DOC 1a var. (slightly different form of date); SB 2136. Good VF, light scratches in reverse margin.