Pope John VIII

CNG 103, Lot: 1065. Estimate $5000. Sold for $4500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). John VIII. 872-882. AR Denaro (22mm, 1.24 g, 5h). nomine Charles II or Charles III, Holy Roman emperor. Rome mint. + KAROLV(horizontal S) (MP), IOHANS monogram / S/C/S to left, P/E/TR/VS to right, half-length bust of St. Peter, wearing mantum and stole, facing slightly left, holding cross-tipped scepter. CNI XV 5; Muntoni 2; Berman 36; MEC 1, 1053. EF, toned, slightly wavy flan, hint of hard green on obverse. Very rare.

Ex Nomisma 49 (13 May 2014), lot 1480.