148, Lot: 458. Estimate $100. Sold for $72. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Alexius I Comnenus. 1081-1118. AR Histamenon Nomisma (32mm, 3.92 g, 6h). Pre-reform coinage, 1081-1092. Thessalonica mint. Nimbate facing bust of Christ, holding Gospels / St. Demetrius and Alexius standing, holding patriarchal cross between them; Alexius wears jeweled loros. DOC IV 5b; SB 1905. VF, toned, weak strike on an oblong flan.

From the Robert Kutcher Collection.

At one time considered a rarity, the histamena of Alexius have now been found in several hoards.