Coins and Historical Medals

Byzantine Coinage, Andronicus II and Michael IX (1295-1320), Hyperpyron, Constantinople, facing bust of the Virgin Mary, orans, within city walls with four towers, rev. Andronicus II left and Michael IX right, kneeling either side of Christ, standing and crowning both emperors, 2.76g/6h (DOC –, sigla not listed; Sear 2396). Areas of peripheral weakness, otherwise very fine for type £200-£300