Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 817. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Constans II. 641-668. Æ Decanummium (2.22 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Dated IY 4 (660/1). Crowned and draped facing bust, bearded and holding globus cruciger, crown topped with cross / Large I; +/A/N N/O/Δ across field. DOC -; MBBS 35; Spahr 122; MIB 215; SB 1115A. EF, dark green patina with earthen overtones. Exceptional strike for issue.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.