244, Lot: 499. Estimate $200. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (25mm, 4.08 g, 5h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1294-1303. Half-length figure of the the Theotokos (Virgin Mary), orans, within city walls with six towers; B-B flanking / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus and Michael kneeling to either side. DOC 244; SB 2396. VF.