Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 838. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Theophilus. 829-842. Æ Follis (6.11 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 830-842. ΘЄO FILOS bASI, crowned facing bust, holding globus cruciger / Large M; cross above, X/X/X N/N/N flanking; Θ below. DOC 30; Spahr 431; SB 1681. EF, green patina. Exceptional for issue.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.