CNG 99, Lot: 864. Estimate $400. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. AV Hyperpyron (29mm, 3.95 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Emmanuel / Manuel standing facing, holding labarum and globus with patriarchal cross; manus Dei to upper right. DOC 1a.7; CLBC 4.1.1; SB 1956. Good VF, graffiti in obverse margin, a couple minor scratches on reverse.

From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.