John III Ducas-Vatazes AR Trachy. Emperor of Nicaea. Magnesia, AD 1222/3-1254. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, nimbate, wearing tunic and colobium, holding book of Gospels; barred [IC-XC] across upper fields / Emperor standing facing, wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece and panelled loros, holding labarum and globus surmounted by patriarchal cross; [IѠΔЄCΠ] to left, [OΔOVKAC] to right. Sear 2085; cf. DOC 31 (electrum); Naumann 60, 650; Roma e55, 1307. 1.02g, 22mm, 6h.
About Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
From a private German collection.