217, Lot: 475. Estimate $150. Sold for $330. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Michael VIII Palaeologus. 1261-1282. AV Hyperpyron (25mm, 4.16 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Half-length figure of the the Theotokos, orans, within city walls with six towers; K-M flanking below / The archangel Michael presenting Michael VIII, kneeling slightly right to Christ, seated slightly left, holding book of Gospels and blessing the emperor. DOC 2515; SB 2242. VF.