Sale: CNG 63, Lot: 1695. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2003.  Sold For $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JOHN II. 1118-1143. AV Hyperpyron (4.16 gm). Thessalonica mint. Struck circa 1137. Christ enthroned facing / John standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger, being crowned by the Virgin Mary. DOC IV 6; SB 1948. Near EF, slight graffiti. ($300)

This variety is described in DOC as a transitional hyperpyron falling between the second and third coinages of Thessalonica.