122, Lot: 407. Estimate $150. Sold for $335. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JOHN VIII Palaeologus. 1423-1448. AR Half Stavraton (19mm, 3.42 g). Imperial mint in Constantinople. Nimbate bust of Christ facing, hand raised in benediction and holding Gospels; no sigla / +[IWA]NH DECPOTHC O PALEOL[OGOC, nimbate bust of John facing; pellets flanking. DOC V 1771; LPC p. 172, 2; Bendall 18; SB 2565. Good VF, lightly toned, typical flat spots. Well centered and struck for this crude issue.