CNG 108, Lot: 783. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Michael VIII Palaeologus. 1261-1282. AV Hyperpyron (29.5mm, 4.19 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Half-length figure of the Theotokos, orans, within city walls with six towers / Emperor kneeling slightly right, being presented by Archangel Michael to Christ enthroned slightly left, holding scroll. DOC –; PCPC 4, sigla 29; SB 2242. Superb EF, toned, tiny, natural striking hole, due to unusually strong strike, a few scratches.