391, Lot: 639. Estimate $200. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. AV Hyperpyron (29.5mm, 3.85 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 4; SB 2073. VF, graffiti in margins, wave in center of flan.