244, Lot: 500. Estimate $150. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (24mm, 4.05 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 to either side / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus and Michael kneeling to either side. DOC 244; SB 2396. VF, edge crack at 9’.