BYZANTINE EMPIRE. John VIII Palaeologus. 1425-1448. Cast Æ Medal (98mm, 356.0 g, 12h). Later cast after Antonio Pisano (Pisanello). Circa 1439 original.

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BYZANTINE EMPIRE. John VIII Palaeologus. 1425-1448. Cast Æ Medal (98mm, 356.0 g, 12h). Later cast after Antonio Pisano (Pisanello). Circa 1439 original. + ἸωÁNNHC · BACIΛЄὺC · KAῚ · ἈVTO KRÁTωP · ῬωMÁIωN · Ὁ · ΠAΛAIOΛOΓOC, bust right, wearing wide-brimmed hat with tall crown / OPVS · PISANI · PICTO/RIS ·, John on horseback right on rocky terrain; page on horseback to left, wayside cross to right; on banner in exergue, ἔPΓON · TȎV · ΠICÁNOV ZωΓPÁΦOV. Pollard 1. Brown patina, pierced. Good VF. An attractive aftercast.


Closing Date and Time: 15 December 2021 at 14:26:20 ET.