Watch List notes:

John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. AR Trachy (28mm, 2.47 g, 6h). Magnesia mint. Facing bust of Christ Emmanuel / John and St. Theodore standing facing, each holding sword and supporting patriarchal cross between them. DOC (23a) (same rev. die); SB 2077. VF, toned, porosity. Very rare, one of two on CoinArchives.


From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection. Ex Moneta Imperii Romani Byzantini Collection (Stack's, 12 January 2009), lot 3305 (further pedigree cited there is erroneous).