Watch List notes:

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Stephen V. 885-891. AR Denaro (21mm, 1.09 g, 8h). nomine Charles III, Holy Roman emperor. Rome mint. Struck 885-888. + (horizontal S)C(horizontal S) PETRV(horizontal S), Cruciform SPEN (STEPHAN) monogram / + CAROLV(horizontal S) (MP), ROMA monogram. CNI XV 3; cf. Muntoni 3; Berman 42; MEC 1, 1054-5. EF, toned. An exceptional example and thus rare.


Ex Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 1604.