233, Lot: 579. Estimate $150. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Basil. Emperor of Trebizond, 1332-1340. AR Asper (21mm, 1.98 g, 7h). St. Eugenius on horseback right, holding cross / Basil on horseback right, holding three-pronged scepter. Retowski 2; SB 2622. Good VF, find patina.

From the Peter Lee Collection.