Triton XV, Lot: 1655. Estimate $500. Sold for $3500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Michael VIII Palaeologus. 1261-1282. AV Hyperpyron Nomisma (27mm, 4.00 g, 6h). Class IIa. Constantinople mint. Half-length figure of the Theotokos, orans, within city walls with six towers; barred MP ӨV across upper field; two pellets above walls / Michael facing, kneeling slightly right and being presented by archangel Michael to Christ seated facing to right and holding scroll. PCPC 4 (siglon 29); DOC 2-16 var. (sigla); SB 2242. In NGC encapsulation graded Ch XF★; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5, flan slightly clipped. Well struck Theotokos.