378, Lot: 610. Estimate $150. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron Nomisma (23mm, 4.06 g, 5h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1294-1303. Half-length figure of the Theotokos,
orans, within city walls with six towers;
sigla: Ï | Ï / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus and Michael kneeling to left and right, respectively. PCPC 127, sigla 1; SB 2396. Near VF, a few edge splits, some striking weakness.