259, Lot: 455. Estimate $100. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John V Palaeologus, with John VI. 1341-1391. AV Hyperpyron (20mm, 3.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1347-1354. Half-length figure of the the Theotokos (Virgin Mary), orans, within city walls with four towers; B to left, A to right / Christ standing facing, crowning John V and VI kneeling to either side. DOC 1193 var. (sigla); LPC p. 138, 1; SB 2526. VF, clipped.