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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Byzantine Coins| > |Empire of Nicaea| > |John III| > BZ84956
Empire of Nicaea, John III Ducas-Vatatzes, c. 15 December 1221 - 3 November 1254
|John| |III|, |Empire| |of| |Nicaea,| |John| |III| |Ducas-Vatatzes,| |c.| |15| |December| |1221| |-| |3| |November| |1254|, John was a very successful ruler who greatly increased the size, influence, and prosperity of the Nicaean Empire. He prepared the way for his descendants to successfully restore Greek rule to Constantinople and to rule the restored Byzantine Empire.
BZ84956. Bronze tetarteron, DOC IV-2 57, Wroth BMC 32, Hendy pl. 34, 3, SBCV 2115, Ratto -, Sommer -, VF, tight irregular shaped flan, Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum (Manisa, Turkey) mint, weight 3.163g, maximum diameter 21.0mm, die axis 180o, c. 15 Dec 1221 - 3 Nov 1254; obverse head of a cherub with four wings, pellets flanking on left and right; reverse IWO - ΔPK (or similar), John seated facing on throne with back, wearing stemma with pendilia, chlamys, and divitision, labarum (legionary vexillum standard with monogram of Christ) in left hand, globus cruciger in left hand; rare; SOLD










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