147, Lot: 587. Estimate $100. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (25mm, 4.17 g). Constantinople mint. Constantinople mint. Bust of the Virgin orans within city walls with four groups of towers; sigla D and four dots / Andronicus left and Michael right, kneeling on either side of Christ standing facing, crowning both emperors. Cf. DOC V 452; SB 2396. VF, usual crude strike.

From the Henry Chitwood Collection.