378, Lot: 605. Estimate $150. Sold for $210. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. AV Hyperpyron (31mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Magnesia mint. Struck circa 1232-1254. Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne; cross to left / John standing facing, holding labarum and akakia, and being crowned by the Theotokos to right. DOC 7a; SB 2073. VF, some edge splits, pierced in a few spots.