129, Lot: 419. Estimate $100. Sold for $155. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CRUSADERS, Frankish Dukes of Achaia. Gauthier de Brienne? 1309-1311. BI Obol (14mm, 0.41 g, 6h). +DVX ACTENAR, large S / +TEBAR CIVIS, cross. Tzamalis 91; Schlumberger pl. XIII, 11; cf. Metcalf, LE 869 (large G); cf. CCS 97 (same). Fine. Extremely rare.

This rare obol is described as being of bronze in the references, but this specimen has a slight but clear silver content. The otherwise identical coins with a large G have been attributed to Gautier, the last Frankish lord of Achaia, but there is no satisfactory explanation for the S on this type.