147, Lot: 592. Estimate $100. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John VIII Palaeologus. 1425-1448. AR Half Stavraton (18mm, 3.32 g). Constantinople mint. Nimbate bust of Christ facing; pellets in fields / Nimbate facing bust of John. DOC V 1781; SB 2565. Fine, areas of weak strike.

From the Henry Chitwood Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XIX (19 February 1992), lot 586.