Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1902. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANDRONICUS II Palaeologus, with MICHAEL IX. 1282-1328. AR Basilikon (1.82 gm, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1295-1320. The Virgin enthroned facing, holding the nimbate head of the infant Christ; B B and Q Q in fields / Andronicus and Michael standing facing, holding labarum between them. DOC V 507; Bendall -; SB 2432. Good VF, sharp strike. Nice for these, better than the DO specimen. ($500)