359, Lot: 417. Estimate $150. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (23mm, 3.77 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1303-1320. Half-length figure of the Virgin Mary,
orans, within city walls with four towers;
sigla: C/K• | •Π/N / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus and Michael kneeling to left and right, respectively. Cf. DOC 371-415; PCPC 128, sigla 192; SB 2396. VF, some striking weakness, flan crack.