359, Lot: 416. Estimate $150. Sold for $100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (24mm, 3.50 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1303-1320. Half-length figure of the Virgin Mary,
orans, within city walls with four towers;
sigla: (star)/K | (star)/N / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus and Michael kneeling to left and right, respectively. Cf. DOC 262-326; PCPC 128, sigla 186; SB 2396. Near VF, weakly struck.