SH10989. Silver half stavraton, SBCV 2565, DOC V 1765 (variety 2b), VF, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 3.492g, maximum diameter 19.5mm, die axis 180
o, obverse bust of Christ facing, cross nimbus, tunic and himation, right hand raised in benediction, Gospels in left hand, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Jesus Christ) across field, double border with eight pellets between; reverse + IWANHC BACIΛEVC O ΠAΛEOΛ (King John Palaeologus, blundered), bust of John VIII facing, bearded, nimbate, wears crown with pendilia and scalloped tippet, pellet in each field; ex Colosseum Coin Exchange;
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