109, Lot: 270. Estimate $200. Sold for $222. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THEOPHILUS. 829-842. AV Solidus (28mm, 2.97 gm). Thracian issue, imitating Constantinople mint. Crowned facing bust, holding patriarchal cross / Crowned facing busts of Michael II and Constantine; cross between their heads. Cf. DOC III 3; cf. SB 1653. Fine, holed and plugged, wavy flan. Extremely rare.