Ancient Gold
Lot 1597 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $280
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ANDRONICUS II AND ANDRONICUS III, (1325-1328 or later), joint reign, gold hyperpyron (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (3.456 grams), obv. bust of Virgin within city walls and four towers, control letters N (reversed) X to left and right, rev. Andronicus II and Andronicus III to left and right with Christ standing between both emperors, traces of partial legend downwards of each emperor, (S.2461, Bendall cf.185 var.15, cf.DOC 503). Small flan, very weak in places as usual, flan crack, otherwise very fine.
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