95, Lot: 198. Estimate $100. Sold for $161. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MICHAEL VIII, Palaeologus. 1261-1282. AV Hyperpyron (25mm, 4.08 gm). Constantinople mint. Bust of Mary, orans, within city walls with six groups of towers / Archangel Michael supporting Michael who kneels before Christ, holding the Gospels. DOC V 13-25; SB 2243; Gr.1289. VF, scratches, flan crack.