Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (25mm, 3.97 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck 1303-1320 (or later). Near VF.

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Lot: 708. Estimated: $ 150

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Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (25mm, 3.97 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck 1303-1320 (or later). Half-length facing figure of the Theotokos, orans, within city walls with six towers; sigla: (retrograde K) | K / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus and Michael, kneeling to left and right respectively, both wearing loros. Cf. DOC 472-487 (for type with four towers); PCPC 207.4 (sigla 110); SB 2396 (Constantinople). Toned, areas of weakness, hairline scratches. Near VF. Nice detail present in the legend.

Ex Numismatik Naumann 118 (3 July 2022), lot 1174.

The Hyperpyra attributed to Thessalonica are far less commonly encountered than the Constantinopolitan issues. Additionally, it is worth repeating Bendall’s note in PCPC that the “[state of] preservation is seldom good” on these issues (Bendall, 45). All this considered, this is a nice example for the type with clear sigla and significant detail in the emperors’ legends.

Closing Date and Time: 7 February 2024 at 13:55:40 ET.

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