248, Lot: 489. Estimate $100. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John V Palaeologus, with John VI. 1341-1391. AV Hyperpyron (24mm, 3.24 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1347-1354. Half-length figure of the the Theotokos (Virgin Mary), orans, within city walls with four towers; M to left, Λ to right / Christ standing facing, crowning John V and VI kneeling to either side. DOC -; LPC p. 138, 1; SB 2526. VF, edge cracks.