Michael VIII, Palaeologus (1261-1282), hyperpyron, Constantinople, bust of the Virgin orans within city walls with six groups of towers, rev., Michael kneeling, being presented by Archangel Michael to Christ seated facing, holding scroll, Ξ between them; 4.06g (S. 2242; PCPC p. 5, 17), extremely fine Ex European Ambassador Collection, formed in the 1950s and 1960s.
Estimate: 400 - 500 GBP