345, Lot: 573. Estimate $200. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (24mm, 4.03 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1295-1303. Half-length figure of the Virgin Mary, orans, within city walls with six towers; (Δ/Π) monograms flanking Virgin / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus II and Michael IX kneeling to either side. DOC 241; PCPC 127 (sigla 2); SB 2396. VF, hairline flan crack, ‘X’ graffito above Christ’s head.