271, Lot: 689. Estimate $150. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (24mm, 3.75 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1294-1303. The Theotokos (Mary), orans, within city walls with six towers; quatrefoils to lower [left] and right, series of pellets flanking the Theotokos’ head / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus and Michael kneeling to left and right, respectively. DOC 243; Bendall sigla 5; LPC p. 62,1 SB 2396. Near VF, doubling on obverse, slightly clipped.