Michael VIII Palaeologus. 1261-1282. AV Hyperpyron (25mm, 4.20 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Near EF.

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Lot: 622. Estimated: $ 400

Byzantine, Gold

Sold For $ 650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Michael VIII Palaeologus. 1261-1282. AV Hyperpyron (25mm, 4.20 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Half-length facing figure of the Theotokos, orans, within city walls with six towers; sigla: A | K / Michael facing, wearing crown and loros, kneeling slightly right and being presented by the archangel Michael to Christ, seated facing to right, holding Gospels. DOC Class IIb var. (unlisted sigla); PCPC 5 (sigla 67); SB 2243. Well centered and struck. Near EF.

From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Leu Web 18 (18 December 2021), lot 3904.


Closing Date and Time: 26 April 2023 at 13:27:00 ET.

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