389, Lot: 861. Estimate $150. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. AV Hyperpyron (21mm, 2.67 g, 6h). Magnesia mint. Struck circa 1232-1254. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; pellet above cushion to left / John standing facing, holding labarum and akakia, and being crowned by the Theotokos to right. DOC 6; SB 2073. EF, toned, areas of weak strike, scratches on imperial portrait, graffiti on obverse, clipped.

From the David Wray Collection, purchased from Colosseum Coin Exchnge.