Watch List notes:

Manuel II Palaeologus. 1391-1425. AR Half Stavraton (18mm, 3.45 g, 8h). Light coinage. Constantinople (Public) mint. Struck 1403-1425. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; IC XC, each with macron above, across field / Crowned facing bust of Manuel; sigla: • | •. DOC 1471 (same rev. die); cf. PCPC 343.4 (sigla 68) = LBC 973 (same rev. die); cf. 343.7 = LBC 977 (for obv. – same die); SB 2552. Iridescent toning, edge marks. VF. Rare.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 1820.