376, Lot: 651. Estimate $100. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John VIII Palaeologus. 1425-1448. AR Half Stavraton (19mm, 3.26 g, 11h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of John. DOC 1771; LPC p. 172, 2; PCPC 349; SB 2565. VF, toned, strike a bit uneven.

From the M. A. Armstrong Collection. Ex Vecchi 10 (24 March 1998), lot 1350.