Watch List notes:

Andronicus III Palaeologus, 1328-1341. Reduced Basilikon (Silver, 19 mm, 1.19 g, 7 h), light series, Constantinopolis. Christ standing facing on souppedion, nimbate, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left; in field to right, IC above B and flower; in field to left, XC above B and fleur-de-lis. Rev. ANΔPONI ΔHTPICΛ St. Demetrius standing on the left, nimbate, holding cross on his breast with his right hand, and Andronicus III, standing on the right, bearded and wearing loros, placing his left hand on his chest. DOC 872. SB 2473. Rare. Light marks and with a flan crack, otherwise, very fine.


From a collection of coins from the medieval Balkans.