389, Lot: 860. Estimate $300. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. AV Hyperpyron (28mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Magnesia mint. Struck circa 1232-1254. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / John standing facing, holding labarum and akakia, and being crowned by the Theotokos to right. DOC 5; SB 2073. EF, partial double strike on obverse, struck on an broad, irregular flan.