CONSTANTINE XI DRAGASES. 1448-1453 AD. AR 1/8 Stavraton or 1/16 Hyperperon 
      (0.57 gm). Constantinople - Imperial mint. Facing bust of nimbate Christ; 
      . . / [K T I N], facing bust of Constantine. DOC V 1789, pg. 237, tab. 32, 
      j; S. Bendall, "The Coinage of Constantine XI," RN XXXIII (1991), 136 
      (this coin); SB -. Toned EF. Rare. ($1500) Ex Spink, NumCirc, vol. XCVIII, 
      no. 9 (November 1990), 6749. 

Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 2319.
 
 Lot sold for $3000, plus buyers fees.

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