336, Lot: 358. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. Æ Trachy (25mm, 1.98 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. The Virgin Mary enthroned facing, holding head of the Infant Christ; lis above cushion to either side / John and St. Demetrius standing facing, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 8; SB 2128. VF, black patina, edge splits.

From the Iconodule Collection.