Ancient Gold
Lot 3078 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $300
ANDRONICUS II AND MICHAEL IX, (1295-1320), gold hyperpyron (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (4.044 grams), obv. bust of Virgin within city walls and four towers, control letters (sigla) **P* and **F* to left and right, rev. Andronicus II and Michael IX to left and right with Christ standing between both emperors, traces of partial legend downwards of each emperor, (S.2396, Bendall PCPC 128, var. type sigla 32, DOC 251266). Small flan, weak in places as usual, otherwise nearly extremely fine and a very rare set of sigla.
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