334, Lot: 446. Estimate $150. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (24.5mm, 4.25 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1303-1320. Half-length figure of the Virgin Mary,
orans, within city walls with four towers; •*/[K]–•/*/[N] across field / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus II and Michael IX kneeling to either side. DOC 357-65; LPC p. 62, 1; PCPC 128, sigla 189 (not represented in collection); SB 2396. Near VF, thin flan crack.