Watch List notes:

John Comnenus-Ducas. As emperor of Thessalonica, 1237-1242. BI Trachy (22mm, 1.61 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator holding scroll in left hand, one pellet in bars of nimbus, IC XC, each with macron above, flanking head of Christ; • | • / [...] OAΓ[IOC ΔMIT], half-length figures of John, wearing loros, and St. Demetrius, wearing military tunic, standing facing, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC –; cf. Bendall, Notes, Type 3; SB –. Green-brown surfaces, scratches. Near VF. Unpublished in the standard references and apparently unique.

Ex Roma 88 (9 September 2021), lot 1552.