John III Ducas-Vatazes Æ Hyperpyron. Emperor of Nicaea. Uncertain mint,
AD 1222-1254. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; "grenade" above
throne to right, IC-XC across upper fields / John standing facing,
holding labarum with two pellets on shaft and akakia, being blessed by
the Theotokos; IѠ ΠЄ Π (or similar) downwards to left, ΘV Ѡ ΠP Φ V (or
similar) downwards to right. Roma Numismatics - Studia Nummorum
07122021#02, Sigla D, 35 (O1 - this coin); for prototype, cf. DOC 12 and
Sear 2073. 2.58g, 24mm.
Mint State.
This coin cited
in S. Bendall, 'An Unusual Hoard of Hyperpyra of John III' (2018), Roma
Numismatics - Studia Nummorum 07122021#02.