CNG 88, Lot: 1899. Estimate $5000. Sold for $8000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Johannes VIII, with Carlo II il Calvo (the Bald) or Carlo III il Grosso (the Fat). 872-882. AR Grosso (21mm, 1.42 g, 9h). Rome mint. Struck 881-882. + KAROLVS (IMP), Iohans monogram / Draped bust of St. Pietro facing slightly left, holding cruciform scepter; S/C/S to left, P/E/TR/VS to right. CNI XV 5; Muntoni 2; Serafini 5-12; Berman 36; Biaggi 2030. EF, toned. Exceptional. Rare.