121, Lot: 225. Estimate $150. Sold for $165. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EMPIRE of NICAEA. JOHN III Ducas-Vatatzes. 1222-1254. AV Hyperpyron (23mm, 3.72 g). Magnesia mint. Struck circa 1232-1254. Christ enthroned facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels; quatrefoil of pellets to right above throne / John standing facing, being crowned by the Virgin. DOC IV 4a; SB 2073. VF, graffiti, clipped.