Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
Lot 3325 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
Estimate $250
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ANDRONICUS II AND MICHAEL IX, (1295-1320), gold hyperpyron (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (4.162 grams), obv. bust of Virgin within city walls and four towers, control letters (sigla) C and A to left and right, rev. Andronicus II and Michael IX to left and right with Christ standing between both emperors, traces of partial legend around each emperor, (S.2396, cf.Bendall PCPC 17 and 58, var. type sigla). Small flan, weak in places as usual, otherwise nearly extremely fine and a very rare set of sigla.
Ex Ashgrove Coins, Brisbane, November 1989.
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