368, Lot: 558. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. BI Trachy (30mm, 2.78 g, 6h). Magnesia mint. Half-length figure of St. Demetrius facing, holding spear and shield / John enthroned facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger. DOC 45.1-2; SB 2099. VF for type, earthen green patina, areas of flat strike, a couple of flan splits.