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Lot 42-226. John VIII Palaeologus. 1423-1448. AR 1/2 stavraton. Constantinople mint.

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Lot 42-226. John VIII Palaeologus. 1423-1448. AR 1/2 stavraton. Constantinople mint.

John VIII Palaeologus. 1423-1448. AR 1/2 stavraton (19.1 mm, 3.59 g, 7 h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; barred IC XC across field; sigla: blank | pellet / Crowned facing bust of John; sigla: pellet | pellet. SBV 2565; DOC 1763 (obv. sigla reversed, same rev. die); Bendall 349.6 (sigla 6). gVF, typical weak strike.

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.

 
Estimate:
$  200.00
Final Price:
$ 145.00 (4 bid(s))
Approximately EUR 0.00 / GBP 0.00
Time remaining:
Bidding closed (Tuesday, 06 Oct 2015, 13:52:30)
Current time: Sunday, July 06th, 12:37:15

Bidding Details - Lot 42-226, John VIII Palaeologus. 1423-1448. AR 1/2 stavraton. Constantinople mint.

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