Lot 37-268. John VIII Palaeologus. 1423-1448. AR stavraton. Constantinople mint.

John VIII Palaeologus. 1423-1448. AR stavraton (22.9 mm, 7.06 g, 7 h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; barred IC XC across field; sigla: lis - lis / IωANHC ΔЄCΠOTIC O ΠAΛЄOΛOΓOC/ΘV XAPITI AVTOKPATOP, crowned facing bust of John; sigla: pellet - pellet. DOC -; Bendall 348.6, sigla 4; SBV 2564. VF. 

John VIII Palaeologus was the penultimate reigning Byzantine emperor who attempted a union of the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches in an effort to garner Papal support against the Ottoman empire. He was famously depicted by several painters when he visited Italy, including one at the Magi Chapel in Florence by Benozzo Gozzoli.

 

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$  150.00

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