374, Lot: 638. Estimate $100. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (24mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Class IIb. Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1294-1303. Half-length figure of the Theotokos,
orans, within city walls with four towers;
sigla: Γ | Λ / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus II and Michael IX kneeling to either side. PCPC 128 (sigla 22); DOC –; SB 2396. Good VF, severe flan crack.