188, Lot: 417. Estimate $200. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (25mm, 4.03 g). Thessalonica mint. Bust of the Virgin, orans, within city walls with six groups of towers; K(retrograde)-K / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus and Michael kneeling to either side. DOC V -; SB 2396 var.; Bendall 207.2. VF, flan crack. Rare.