455, Lot: 459. Estimate $300. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Michael VIII Palaeologus. 1261-1282. AV Hyperpyron Nomisma (26mm, 4.13 g, 6h). Class IIa. Constantinople mint. Half-length figure of the Theotokos,
orans, within city walls with six towers;
sigla: A | K / Michael facing, kneeling slightly right and being presented by archangel Michael to Christ Pantokrator seated facing to right. DOC –; PCPC 5 (sigla 67); SB 2243. A few edge splits. VF. Attractive for issue.
From the J.B. Collection, purchased Winter 2005.