321, Lot: 771. Estimate $150. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (26mm, 4.16 g, 6h). Class IIb. Constantinople mint. Struck 1294-1320. Half-length figure of the Virgin Mary, orans, within city walls with four towers; C•–[P•] flanking Virgin / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus II and Michael IX kneeling to either side. DOC –; PCPC 128.156; SB 2396. VF, toned, struck with a worn obverse die, typical shift strike on reverse, a couple of flan cracks. Rare sigla.