Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 1135. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.  Sold For $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EMPIRE of NICAEA. Theodore II Ducas-Lascaris. 1254-1258. AV Hyperpyron (3.53 g, 6h). Magnesia mint. Dated RY 1 (1254/5). Christ enthroned facing; A to right / Standing facing figure of Theodore, holding labarum and anexikakia, crowned by the Virgin standing right. DOC IV 1b; SB 2136. VF, typical flat spots. Rare. ($500)