212, Lot: 456. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (21mm, 3.37 g, 5h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1294-1320. Half-length figure of the the Theotokos, orans, within city walls with four towers; pellets flanking Theotokos / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus and Michael kneeling to either side. Cf. DOC 253-4; SB 2396. VF, areas of flat strike, clipped.