Watch List notes:

John V Palaeologus, with John VI, 1347-1353. Basilikon (Silver, 20 mm, 0.94 g, 7 h), Constantinopolis. O-Α-Γ-ΙⲰ - Ο-monogram of ΠΡΟΔΡΟΜ-OC John the Baptist, nimbate, standing facing, holding small lamb in his right hand and, in his left, a cross and a scroll inscribed O IΔ-ΑΓ; to left, monogram of ЄΦ; to right, monogram of AB. Rev. ΙⲰЄΝΧⲰΤ - ΙⲰЄΝΧⲰΤ John V, on the left, standing facing, wearing loros, placing his right hand on his chest, and John VI, on the right, standing facing, wearing loros, placing his left hand on his chest, holding long cross between them. DOC -, cf. p. 184, 5. LBC -. LPC 142.6 = Leu 97 (Despot Collection, 2006), 325 = PCPC (291) = SB 2531. Extremely rare and of great historical interest. An exceptionally complete example of this very difficult issue. Areas of weakness, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.


From a German collection of late Byzantine silver coins, formed in the late 1990s and early 2000s.