73, Lot: 121. Estimate $250. Sold for $217. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JOHN II. 1118-1143. AV Hyperpyron (29mm, 4.31 gm). Thessalonica mint. Struck circa 1118-1122. Christ seated facing on throne, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels / Crowned bust of John, being crowned by manus Dei, and nimbate bust of the Virgin Mary facing, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC IV 4; SB 1947. VF, graffiti on obverse.