Watch List notes:

Michael VIII Palaeologus. 1261-1282. Æ Trachy (24mm, 2.20 g, 6h). Class VII. Constantinople mint. Half-length bust of St. George facing, holding spear and shield / Michael, holding labarum, and St. Constantine (Constantine the Great) standing facing, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 71–2; SB 2267. Green surfaces with traces of bronze showing, minor peripheral weakness. Good VF. Choice for type.

From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Naumann 94 (4 October 2020), lot 818.