Manuel II Palaeologus (1391-1423). AR Half Stavraton. Constantinople, 1403-1425 AD. 3.56 gr. IC-XC, Bust of Christ Pantocrator, with cross nimbus, wearing himation over chiton, holding book of Gospels and raising right hand. + MANO[HL EN XW TW] P ICTOC, Bust of Manuel facing, with forked beard, nimbate, wearing domed crown with pendilia; A-star across fields. DOC 1517; Sear 2552. With permission of Jean Elsen et ses Fils.