Watch List notes:

Michael VIII Palaeologus, 1261-1282. Histamenon (Gold, 24 mm, 4.26 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis. Bust of Virgin Mary, orans, within city walls furnished with six groups of towers. Rev. Emperor kneeling slightly right, being presented by Archangel Michael to Christ enthroned slightly left, holding scroll. SB 2242. Graffiti on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.


From an old Swiss collection, formed in the 1970s to 1990s.