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Lot number: 5654

Price realized: 750 CHF   (Approx. 853 USD / 792 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Lot description:


CRUSADERS. Lordship of Mytilene. Francesco II Gattilusio, 1384-1403/4. Grossetto (Silver, 14 mm, 1.00 g, 11 h). ✠AGNVS D[ЄI] Agnus Dei to left. Rev. DOmInUS mETELInUS Palaeologus coat of arms. CCS -. Metcalf, Crusades, 1164. Wäckerlin 310. Somewhat cleaned and with scrapes and nicks, otherwise, very fine.

Francesco II Gattilusio was the son of the Genoese adventurer Francesco Gattilusio, who married the sister of John V Palaeologus and ruled the Aegean island of Lesbos as a vassal of the Byzantine Emperor.

Starting price: 25 CHF