| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5655 Price realized: 45 CHF (Approx. 51 USD / 48 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: CRUSADERS. Lordship of Mytilene. Francesco II Gattilusio, 1384-1403/4. Denaro (Bronze, 16 mm, 0.69 g, 12 h), with emperor Manuel II Palaeologus (1391-1425), Mytilene, 1396-1400. ✠ FRANCISCVS GATILVX Gattilusi coat of arms within an octofoil. Rev. ✠ DOMINUS METELINI Palaeologus coat of arms within an octofoil. CCS -. Metcalf, Crusades, 466. Wäckerlin 305. Rare. Repatinated and with some areas of weakness, otherwise, about 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 |  |
