Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
Lot number: 2744 Price realized: 850 CHF (Approx. 965 USD / 892 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: John III Ducas (Vatatzes), emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. Hyperpyron (Gold, 25 mm, 4.24 g, 6 h), Magnesia, 1232-1254(?). IC - XC Christ, nimbate, seated facing on throne, wearing tunic and pallium, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left. Rev. [ΙⲰ / ΔЄC/ΠΟ] (MHP) - ΘV / (TⲰ)/Π/O/Φ John III standing facing on the left, wearing divitision and loros, holding anexikakia in his left hand and labarum in his right, crowned by the Virgin Mary, nimbate, standing facing on the right. DOC 5. SB 2073. Beautifully toned and unusually well struck. Minor graffiti, otherwise, good very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 75 CHF |