John III Ducas-Vatazes Æ Hyperpyron. Emperor of Nicaea. Uncertain mint, AD 1222-1254. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; annulet above throne to left, IC-XC across upper fields / John standing facing, holding labarum with two pellets on shaft and akakia, being blessed by the Theotokos; IѠ ΔЄ Π T downwards to left, ΘV Ѡ ΠP downwards to right. Roma Numismatics - Studia Nummorum 07122021#02, Sigla E, 77 (O8 - this coin); for prototype, cf. DOC 6b and Sear 2073. 2.84g, 26mm, 6h.
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This coin cited in S. Bendall, 'An Unusual Hoard of Hyperpyra of John III' (2018), Roma Numismatics - Studia Nummorum 07122021#02. Available online at: romanumismatics.com/ejournal;
From the inventory of a UK dealer.