304, Lot: 491. Estimate $200. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Andronicus III. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (25mm, 4.75 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1325-1328. Half-length figure of the the Theotokos (Virgin Mary), orans, within city walls with four towers; lis to left, A to right / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus II and Andronicus III kneeling to either side. DOC 493; LPC p. 108, 1; PCPC –, sigla 3; SB 2461. Good VF, typical striking weakness.

From the Kelly J. Krizan, M.D. Collection.