326, Lot: 647. Estimate $150. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (22mm, 3.13 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1303-1320. Half-length figure of the Virgin Mary,
orans, within city walls with four towers; B–Θ flanking Virgin / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus II and Michael IX kneeling to either side. DOC –; PCPC 128.2, sigla 128; SB 2396. VF, toned, flan crack, areas of flat strike.