354, Lot: 714. Estimate $200. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (24mm, 4.13 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1294-1320. Half-length figure of the Theotokos, orans, within city walls with six towers; Π P flanking / Christ standing facing, crowning Michael IX and Andronicus II kneeling to either side. DOC 257 var. (Cs also flanking uppermost tower); PCPC 127, sigla 67; SB 2396. VF, toning in devices.

From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.