284, Lot: 455. Estimate $100. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Theodore II Ducas-Lascaris. Emperor of Nicaea, 1254-1258. BI Aspron Trachy (28mm, 2.61 g). Thessalonica mint. Struck 1254-1255(?). Floriate cross / Theodore, holding labarum, and St. Demetrius, holding spear, standing facing, supporting between them a castle with three towers surmounted by a star. DOC 1; SB 2147. Fine, dark green patina, faint cleaning scratches.