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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 4289654, member: 44316&quot;]John III, 1221-1254, &quot;was responsible for the extension of Nicaean power into the Balkans and the eventual suppression of the only serious Byzantine rival to Nicaea, the so-called empire of Thessalonica.&quot;&nbsp; [Grierson, DOC 4.2, page 467f.]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1091896[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>John III, emperor of Nicaea, 1221-1254</p><p>28-27 mm. 2.97 grams.</p><p>Full-length figure of Christ IC&nbsp; XC&nbsp; [XAΛ]KI/TH/C</p><p>Full-length figure of emperor OΔɣK [AC] down right</p><p>Sear 2096</p><p>DOC 4.2 John III, mint of Magnesia, 42, Type H, page 402 and plate XXXIII</p><p>Hendy plate 33.9</p><p>Lianta, Ashmolean 237-239</p><p><br /></p><p>This example has bold lettering &quot;KI/TH/C&quot; down the right on the obverse and some legible lettering on the reverse. For late Roman coins full and legible lettering is the norm, but for Byzantine coins of this period that much good lettering is remarkable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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