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ID:     722197
Type:     Byzantine
Region:     EMPIRE OF NICAEA
Issuer:     John III, Ducas-Vatatzes (Empire of Nicaea)
Date Ruled:     AD 1222-1254
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Hyperpyron
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 1232-1254
Weight:     4.13 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Description:     Christ enthroned facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels; • above cushion on either side
Reverse Description:     John, wearing loros and holding labarum and akakia, standing facing and being crowned and blessed by the Theotokos
Primary Reference:     SBCV 2073
Reference2:     DOC IV 4b
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=85964
Grade:     VF, shift strike on obverse, reverse field scratches.
Notes:     Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 2197 From the Marc Poncin Collection.