Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 1158. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009.  Sold For $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Andronicus III Palaeologus. 1328-1341. BI Tornese (0.64 g, 12h). “Politikon” coinage. Constantinople mint. Four B’s and four stars in angles of cross / Three-quarter length facing figures of Andronicus III and St. Demetrius. Cf. DOC 885 (for rev. type); cf. SB 2582-3/2570 (for obv./rev. types). VF, lightly toned, porous. Very rare.