Sale: CNG 63, Lot: 1694. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2003.  Sold For $725. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JOHN II. 1118-1143. AV Hyperpyron (4.31 gm). Thessalonica mint. IC XC KERO HQEI, Christ seated facing on backless throne; pellets in nimbus / Half-length busts of John and the Virgin Mary facing, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC IV -; SB -. Superb EF, some encrustation. ($400)

Unlisted variety of DOC IV 4 for Thessalonica, with KEPO HQEI on obverse and abbreviated legends on reverse.