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SH38148. Gold hyperpyron, DOC IV-2 6b; Hendy pl. 32, 4; Sommer 70.1.4; SBCV 2073; Ratto -, VF, scyphate, clipped, obv. double struck, weight 2.680 g, maximum diameter 21.6 mm, die axis 180o, Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum (Manisa, Turkey) mint, 1222 - 1254; obverse Christ seated facing on throne without back, nimbate, wears tunic and kolobion, raising right hand in benediction, Gospels in left hand, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Jesus Christ) divided across field, pellet (siglon) on right above throne; reverse IW DECΠOTH TΩ <Θ>ΠOPΦ (or similar, blundered, mostly not struck), John on left, standing facing, wears stemma, divitision, collar-piece and loros, holding labarum in right hand, anexikakia in left; crowned by Virgin Mary on right, standing left, nimbate, wears tunic and maphorion, MP - ΘV (Greek abbreviation: Mother of God) flanking her; SOLD
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.BZ99289. Bronze tetarteron, Lianta 285; DOC IV-2 58; Hendy pl. 34, 4; Wroth BMCV 36; Ratto 2290; Sommer 70.16; SBCV 2116, Nice VF, broad flan, highlighting earthen deposits, weight 2.505 g, maximum diameter 21.5 mm, die axis 150o, Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum (Manisa, Turkey) mint, c. 15 Dec 1221 - 3 Nov 1254; obverse bust of St. George facing, nimbate, wearing military attire, spear in right hand, shield on left arm, A in circle left, ΓPw monogram right; reverse Iw / ΔEC/ΠO - OΛOY/K/A/C (or similar, in columns left and right, OY ligate), John standing facing, wearing stemma with pendilia, chlamys, and divitision, labarum in right hand, globus cruciger in left hand; from the S. Lindner Collection; rare; SOLD
Empire of Nicaea, John III Ducas-Vatatzes, c. 15 December 1221 - 3 November 1254
Most clipped coins were not clipped by individuals attempting to get a little free silver or gold; rather, they were clipped to match the weight of a denomination in use at a later time. This coin was likely clipped in the Middle Ages.SH13538. Gold hyperpyron, DOC IV-2 4g, Hendy pl. 32, 2, SBCV 2073, Sommer 70.1, Ratto -, aEF, scyphate, clipped, weight 2.891 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 180o, Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum (Manisa, Turkey) mint, 1222 - 1254 A.D.; obverse Christ seated facing on throne without back, nimbate, wears tunic and kolobion, raising right hand in benediction, Gospels in left, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Jesus Christ) divided across field, four pellets (siglon) above throne on right; reverse IW DECΠOTH TΩ <Θ>ΠOPΦ (or similar, blundered, mostly not struck), John on left, standing facing, wears stemma, divitision, collar-piece and loros, holding labarum in right hand, anexikakia in left; crowned by Virgin Mary on right, standing left, nimbate, wears tunic and maphorion, , MP - ΘV (Greek abbreviation: Μητηρ Θεου; - Mother of God) flanking her; SOLD
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, weight 3.163 g, maximum diameter 21.0 mm, die axis 180o, Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum (Manisa, Turkey) mint, 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
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.BZ99291. Bronze tetarteron, DOC IV-2 57, Wroth BMC 32, Hendy pl. 34, 3, SBCV 2115, Ratto -, Sommer -, aVF, weight 1.974 g, maximum diameter 19.3 mm, die axis 180o, Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum (Manisa, Turkey) mint, c. 15 Dec 1221 - 3 Nov 1254; obverse head of 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, holding labarum and globus cruciger; from the S. Lindner Collection, ex Forum (2016); rare; SOLD
Empire of Nicaea, c. 1204 - 1261 A.D.
Nicaea, in northwestern Anatolia, was the capital city of the Empire of Nicaea, formed following the Fourth Crusade in 1204, until the recapture of Constantinople by the Byzantines in 1261. The mint was transferred from Nicaea to Magnesia around 1210/11 or soon after.BZ113987. Bronze tetarteron, DOC IV-2, type E, p. 537, 3, pl. XXXVII, 7; Lianta 316; Hendy pl. 36, 11; SBCV 2155; Sommer 72.6; Wroth BMC -; Ratto -, aVF, uneven strike with weak areas, edge cracks, weight 1.995 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 180o, Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum (Manisa, Turkey) mint, anonymous, 1227 - 1261(?); obverse cross decorated with pellets, I-C / X-C (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) in quarters; reverse large B B decorated with pellets, letter B on the right reversed and with pellets in loops; rare; SOLD
Empire of Nicaea, John III Ducas-Vatatzes, c. 15 December 1221 - 3 November 1254
SH36251. Gold hyperpyron, DOC IV-2 4; Hendy pl. 31, 13; Lianta 202; Sommer 70.1.1; SBCV 2073; Ratto -, gVF, scyphate, full flan, with bend at edge, clearly better than the usual specimen of the type, weight 4.635 g, maximum diameter 26.7 mm, die axis 180o, Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum (Manisa, Turkey) mint, 1222 - 1254; obverse Christ seated facing on throne without back, nimbate, wears tunic and kolobion, raising right hand in benediction, Gospels in left hand, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: IΗΣOúΣ XPIΣTOΣ - Jesus Christ) flanking nimbus, no sigla; reverse IW ΔECΠOT - TW ΠOPΦVPΓEN (or similar, John, despotes, born in the purple), John on left, standing facing, wears stemma, divitision, collar-piece and loros, holding labarum in right hand, anexikakia in left; crowned by Virgin Mary on right, standing left, nimbate, wears tunic and maphorion, MP - ΘV (Greek abbreviation: MΗTΗP ΘΕOY - Mother of God) flanking nimbus; ex Bunker Hunt Collection; SOLD
Empire of Nicaea, John III Ducas-Vatatzes, c. 15 December 1221 - 3 November 1254
A successful soldier from a military family, John was chosen in about 1216 by Emperor Theodore I Laskaris as the second husband for his daughter Irene Laskarina and as heir to the throne. This arrangement excluded members of the Laskarid family from the succession, and when he became emperor in 1221, following Theodore I's death, he had to suppress opposition to his rule. 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.SH99292. Gold hyperpyron, Metcalf Agrinion 82 - 92; DOC IV-2 6a.2; Lianta 204; Hendy pl. 32, 3; Sommer 70.1.4; SBCV 2073 (none with rev. legend blunder), EF, scyphate, weight 4.528 g, maximum diameter 28.1 mm, die axis 180o, Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum (Manisa, Turkey) mint, 2nd coinage, c. 1232 - 1254; obverse Christ seated facing on throne without back, dotted nimbus, wears tunic and kolobion, raising right hand in benediction, Gospels in left hand, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Jesus Christ) across field, annulet (sigla) left above throne; reverse Iw / ΔC/Π/T - Tw / MHP/ΦV (sic, blundered with MHP in place of ΠOP), John on left, standing facing, wears stemma, divitision, collar-piece and loros, labarum in right hand, anexikakia in left; crowned by Virgin Mary on right, standing left, nimbate, wears tunic and maphorion, MHP - ΘV (Greek abbreviation: MΗTΗP ΘΕOY - Mother of God) flanking nimbus; from the S. Lindner Collection; ex Roma Numismatics e-sale 65 (19 Dec 2019), lot 1007; ex German dealer; rare; SOLD
Empire of Nicaea, c. 1204 - 1261 A.D.
After Constantinople fell to the crusaders in 1204, the Byzantines fled and organized resistance. A strong ruler, Theodore Laskaris, founded the powerful new Empire of Nicaea. Under his successors, the Empire of Nicaea continued to grow until Michael VIII captured Constantinople and restored the Byzantine Empire. BZ95150. Bronze tetarteron, DOC IV-2, type D, p. 539, 6, pl. XXXVII, 6; Lianta 314; Hendy pl. 36, 10; SBCV 2154; Sommer 72.5; Wroth BMC -; Ratto -, aVF, dark green patina, irregular squared flan, light deposits, edge splits, weight 2.600 g, maximum diameter 21.1 mm, die axis 0o, Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum (Manisa, Turkey) mint, anonymous, 1227 - 1261(?); obverse cross with lunate ends, decorated with pellets; reverse half-length figure Virgin orans facing, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium, MP - ΘV (Greek abbreviation: MΗTΗP ΘΕOY - Mother of God) flanking nimbus; from the S. Lindner Collection; rare; SOLD
Empire of Nicaea, c. 1204 - 1261 A.D.
Nicaea, in northwestern Anatolia, was the capital city of the Empire of Nicaea, formed following the Fourth Crusade in 1204, until the recapture of Constantinople by the Byzantines in 1261. The mint was transferred from Nicaea to Magnesia around 1210/11 or soon after.BZ95149. Bronze tetarteron, DOC IV-2, type E, p. 537, 3, pl. XXXVII, 7; Lianta 316; Hendy pl. 36, 11; SBCV 2155; Sommer 72.6; Wroth BMC -; Ratto -, F, uneven strike with weak area, light deposits, marks, areas of porosity, ragged squared flan, weight 2.473 g, maximum diameter 19.7 mm, die axis 180o, Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum (Manisa, Turkey) mint, anonymous, 1227 - 1261(?); obverse cross decorated with pellets, I-C / X-C (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) in quarters; reverse large B B decorated with pellets, letter B on the right reversed and with pellets in loops; from the S. Lindner Collection; rare; SOLD
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