370, Lot: 612. Estimate $100. Sold for $85. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BULGARIA, Second Empire. Ivan Aleksandar. 1331–1371. AR Grosh (22mm, 1.42 g, 6h). Christ standing facing before seat, raising hands in benediction; IC XC and monograms across field / Ivan Aleksandar and Mihail Asen IV standing facing, each holding cross-tipped scepter, holding Christogram-tipped staff between them; monograms across field; stars flanking base of staff. Cf. Dochev 2340 (for type); Raduchev & Zhekov Type 1.13.3-6; Youroukova & Penchev 74-80. Good VF, toned.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from Carl Subak, November 1967.