Sale: Triton VII, Lot: 1073. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 12 January 2004.  Sold For $725. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ARAB-BYZANTINE. In the style of Constans II. Circa 668-695 AD. Æ Follis (3.71 gm). Damascus mint. NEO, emperor enthroned, holding cruciform sceptre and globus cruciger, crecent and star above / Large m, serpents between the uprights, crosses above and to left, AX to right; DAM. Cf. Walker pg. 53, 142. EF, choice green patina. Exceptional for these usually crudely struck issues. ($300)