John III Ducas-Vatazes AV Hyperpyron. Emperor of Nicaea. Magnesia, AD 1222-1254. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; [IC]-XC across upper fields, • to left / John standing facing, wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece and panelled loros, holding labarum and anexikakia, crowned by the Virgin Mary, wearing tunic and maphorion; [MHP-ΘV] across upper fields, [I]Ѡ to left, ⧾ TѠ Π to right. DOC 6a.1-3; Sear 2073. 4.42g, 26mm, 6h.
Mint State; almost invisible graffiti in outer fields on obv.
From the Sarmas Collection.