304, Lot: 489. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. Æ Tetarteron (18mm, 1.99 g, 6h). Magnesia mint. Facing bust of St. George, holding spear and shield; monograms flanking / John standing facing, holding labarum and akakia. DOC 58; SB 2116. VF, dark brown patina.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 1196.