389, Lot: 844. Estimate $200. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Michael II the Amorian, with Theophilus. 820-829. AV Tremissis (11mm, 1.26 g, 7h). Syracuse mint. Struck 821-829. Crowned facing bust of Michael II, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger / Crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent. DOC 19 var. (legends); Anastasi 509b; Spahr 395; SB 1649. In NGC encapsulation graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5; Surface: 4/5.

From the Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.