Watch List notes:

John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. Base AV 'Brass' Hyperpyron Nomisma (24mm, 2.98 g, 6h). Variety B. Magnesia(?) mint. Struck circa 1232-1254. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; triple pellets to left / John standing facing, holding labarum and akakia, being crowned by the Theotokos. Cf. DOC 4; cf. S. Bendall, "An Unusual Hoard of Hyperpyra of John III (1222-1256)," Roma Numismatics - Studia Nummorum (24 February 2022), 9-21; cf. SB 2073; Nomos Obolos 24, lot 644. Golden brassy surfaces, a couple of small flan cracks. EF.

From the Iconodule Collection.