CNG 100, Lot: 2078. Estimate $750. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Theodore II Ducas-Lascaris. Emperor of Nicaea, 1254-1258. AV Hyperpyron (23mm, 4.27 g, 1h). 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. EF. Exceptional for issue.

From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.