208, Lot: 445. Estimate $150. Sold for $167. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Andronicus III. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (23mm, 4.14 g, 5h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1303-1320. Half-length figure of the the Theotokos, orens, within walls of Constantinople / Christ standing facing, blessing Andronicus II and Andronicus III kneeling to either side. Cf. DOC 262-6; SB 2396. VF, deep reddish toning.