Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Collector's Choice November 2022 Auction 14-17 Nov 2022
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JOHN III (OF NICAEA), 1222-1254. AV Hyperpyron (3.86 gms), Magnesia Mint, 1232-1254. NGC Ch VF, Strike: 3/5 Surface: 2/5. Graffiti, Die Shift.
S-2073. Obverse: Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne; pelleted cross to right; Reverse: John standing facing, holding labarum and being crowned and blessed by the Virgin Mary to right. Despite some heavy clipping, this example is not actually poorly preserved for the type, and retains enough details to be a presentable specimen of this late Byzantine type.
Estimate: $150 - $250
S-2073. Obverse: Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne; pelleted cross to right; Reverse: John standing facing, holding labarum and being crowned and blessed by the Virgin Mary to right. Despite some heavy clipping, this example is not actually poorly preserved for the type, and retains enough details to be a presentable specimen of this late Byzantine type.
Estimate: $150 - $250