216, Lot: 491. Estimate $150. Sold for $215. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Michael VIII Palaeologus. 1261-1282. Æ Trachy (24mm, 1.45 g, 7h). Thessalonica mint. Facing half-length figure of the Theotokos, orans / Facing half-length figures of Michael and St. Demetrius, holding patriarchal cross between them; star in cloud above. DOC 131; SB 2310. Good Fine, olive patina.