Sale: CNG 63, Lot: 1714. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2003.  Sold For $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EMPIRE of THESSALONICA. Theodore. 1224-1230. AR Trachy (0.90 gm). Thessalonica mint. The Virgin Mary standing facing, orans / Theodore and St. Demetrius standing facing, holding city model between them. DOC IV 2a.2; SB 2159. VF for type, but holed and cut down to the size of a later basilikon. Rare. ($200)