Isaac Comnenus. Usurper in Cyprus, 1185-1191. EL Aspron Trachy (27mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Nicosia mint(?). Struck 1187-circa 1191. NGC Ch VF, 3/5, 5/5.

CNG Feature Auction 123
Lot: 810. Estimated: $ 7 500

Byzantine, Electrum

Sold For $ 18 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Isaac Comnenus. Usurper in Cyprus, 1185-1191. EL Aspron Trachy (27mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Nicosia mint(?). Struck 1187-circa 1191. Full length figure of Christ standing facing on suppedion, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left; IC - XC, each with macron above and star beneath, flanking head of Christ / ICAAKIOC ΔECΠOTHC, full length facing figures of Isaac, to left, wearing crown and chlamys, holding cruciform scepter in right hand and akakia in left, being crowned by the Theotokos, to right; MP ΘV, each with macron above, flanking the head of the Theotokos. DOC 1 bis 1-2; NumCirc XCVII.4 (May 1989), p. 117, fig. A-B; SB –. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6558560-002, graded Ch VF, Strike: 3/5, Surface: 5/5. Extremely rare. Known from only four examples including this coin, which features a complete legend.

From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatik Naumann 82 (6 October 2019), lot 826 (hammer $12,000).


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