354, Lot: 707. Estimate $150. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. Æ Tetarteron (19mm, 2.94 g, 5h). Magnesia mint. Two interlaced ornate crosses within angled quadrilobe / Emperor standing facing, holding sword and sheath. DOC 56; SB 2114. VF, brown patina, areas of weak strike.

From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.