313, Lot: 505. Estimate $100. Sold for $95. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Michael VIII Palaeologus. 1261-1282. Æ Trachy (25mm, 2.15 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Half-length figure of St. Demetrius facing, holding sword and shield / Michael, placing right hand on breast and holding long cross in left, and St. Michael standing facing; manus Dei above. DOC 144-6; PCPC 65; SB 2296. VF, dark green patina.

From the Iconodule Collection.