355, Lot: 747. Estimate $300. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (24mm, 3.74 g, 5h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1294-1303. Half-length figure of the Virgin Mary,
orans, within city walls with four towers; uncertain
sigla / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus and Michael kneeling to left and right, respectively. PCPC type 127; SB 2396. Good VF, some light graffiti.
From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.