65, Lot: 94. Estimate $150. Sold for $126. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MANUEL I. 1143-1180 AD. EL Aspron Trachy (31mm, 1.88 gm). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ / The Virgin Mary crowning Manuel. DOC IV 2; SB 1957. Good VF, graffito cross in field between Manuel and Mary. 

Ex Kiev Hoard.

Many pieces of the Kiev Hoard were clipped and hammered to accommodate them to local use. Apparently, the aspron trachy could then circulate in Russia, though the weight of the coin could vary.