158, Lot: 291. Estimate $100. Sold for $311. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Andronicus III Palaeologus. 1328-1341. Æ Trachy (24mm, 3.73 g). Constantinople mint. Nimbate standing figure of St. Demetrius, holding spear and shield / Andronicus standing, holding labarum and globus cruciger. DOC V 887; SB 2477. VF, weak strike, but still better than average.

A curious piece, with crude lumpy figures and abbreviated reverse legends. Possibly a contemporary imitation.