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Coin 184 – CONSTANTINE XI PALAEOLOGALUS (DRAGASES). BYZANTINE EMPEROR, AD 1448-1453., Silver Stavraton 6.64 g.

Constantinople mint, struck April-May 29, AD 1453. DOC 1787 variant (different sigla). Bendall, Coinage 97; LBC 1095 variant (sigla). Sear --; cf. 2569 (quarter-hyperpyron or half-stavraton). Very rare. With a clear portrait and name of the…