Ancients
Andronicus II Palaeologus (1282-1328), with Michael IX. AV hyperpyron (3.60 gm). Constantinople, 1303-1320. Half-length figure of the Virgin Mary, orans, within city walls with four towers / Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus II and Michael IX kneeling to either side. Sear 2396. Typical flat strike, otherwise Good Very Fine.From The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection. Ex Stack's (New York, March 2000), lot 44.
Estimate: 200-275 USD