Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1895. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MANUEL I Comnenus. 1143-1180. EL Aspron Trachy (4.42 gm). Constantinople mint. Christ standing facing on footstool; two stars flanking / Standing facing figures of Manuel and St. Theodore, both holding swords and a patriarchal cross on globus between them; pellet on cross shaft. DOC IV 4c; SB 1959. Good VF, toned, flan crack. ($300)