Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1216. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Michael VIII Palaeologus. 1261-1282. AV Hyperpyron (4.03 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. The Theotokos, orans, within city walls with six towers / Archangel Michael supporting Michael VIII, who kneels before Christ. DOC Class IIa; SB 2242. VF, light graffiti.

From the Norman Frank Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 51 (15 September 1999), lot 1767.