| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 107 | Auction date: 16 March 2023 |
| Lot number: 1539 Price realized: 95 GBP (Approx. 115 USD / 108 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-Vatazes Æ Hyperpyron. Emperor of Nicaea. Uncertain mint, AD 1222-1254. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; "grenade" above throne to right, IC-XC across upper fields / John standing facing, holding labarum with two pellets on shaft and akakia, being blessed by the Theotokos; IѠ ΠЄ ΠO (or similar) downwards to left, ΘV Ѡ ΠP Φ V (or similar) downwards to right. Roma Numismatics - Studia Nummorum 07122021#02, Sigla D, 48 (O4 - this coin); for prototype, cf. DOC 12 and Sear 2073. 2.33g, 24mm, 6h. Mint State. This coin cited in S. Bendall, 'An Unusual Hoard of Hyperpyra of John III' (2018), Roma Numismatics - Studia Nummorum 07122021#02. Available online at: romanumismatics.com/ejournal; From the inventory of a UK dealer. Estimate: 50 GBP |  |
