89, Lot: 44. Estimate $150. Sold for $225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANDRONICUS II. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (23mm, 3.98 gm). Constantinople mint. Struck 1282-1295. Nimbate and draped bust of the Virgin, orans, within the walls of Constantinople; B and X above; diamond pattern of pellets below on either side / Andronicus kneeling right at the feet of Christ, who stands facing, lays hand on Andronicus' head, and holds Gospels. DOC V 230; Bendall 91A (sigla 27); SB 2326. VF for type.