147, Lot: 557. Estimate $100. Sold for $270. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Michael III "the Drunkard", with Basil I. 842-867. Æ Follis (23mm, 3.39 g). Constantinople mint. Struck 866-867. Crowned facing bust of Michael, holding patriarchal cross on globus and akakia / Similar bust of Basil I. DOC III 8; SB 1693. VF, brown surfaces, a little rough.

From the Henry Chitwood Collection.