Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1189. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Theodosius III of Adramytium. 715-717. Æ Follis (1.69 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 716/17. Crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding patriarchal cross on globe and akakia / Large M; monogram above, star below; SC[L]. DOC 8; Anastasi 389; Spahr 294; MIB 15; SB 1495. Near VF, green patina, earthen highlights. Very rare.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.