455, Lot: 460. Estimate $200. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Andronicus II Palaeologus. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron Nomisma (24mm, 4.10 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. First sole reign circa 1282-1294. Half-length figure of the Theotokos, orans, within city walls with six towers; sigla: •/C - N / Nimbate Andronicus kneeling right before Christ Pantoktator. DOC Class Ia; PCPC 91B (sigla: obv. 41, rev. 42); SB 2326. Toned, typical striking weakness. EF.

From the Jack A. Frazer Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk.