Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 2
      Lot: 517

      EMPIRE OF NICAEA: John III Ducas Vatatzes. AD 1222-1254. 
      AR aspron trachy (2.75 gm).

      EMPIRE OF NICAEA: John III Ducas Vatatzes (AD 
      1222-1254). Silver aspron trachy (2.75 gm). Magnesia. 
      Facing bust of Christ Emmanuel, beardless and nimbate, 
      holding Gospels in left hand / Iw DECPOTHC O DuKAC, 
      emperor standing facing, wearing stemma, divitision, 
      jeweled loros, and sagion, holding labarum-headed 
      scepter in right hand, anexikakia in left, Hand of God 
      in upper right field. DO IV, pl. xxxi, 26 (twice holed). 
      Sear 2080. Unevenly struck as usual. Very fine       Estimated Value: $ 750 

...Sold for $450 USD [ approx 342 EUR, 238.5 GBP

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
    and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).