95, Lot: 197. Estimate $200. Sold for $230. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MANUEL I. 1143-1180. AV Hyperpyron (29mm, 4.13 gm). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1143-1152. Nimbate bust of Christ facing, holding Gospels / Manuel standing facing, holding labarum-tipped sceptre and patriarchal cross on globe; manus Dei crowning him from above. DOC IV 1a; SB 1956. Good VF, edge a little wavy.