Ancient Gold Coins
Lot 3221 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday 26 March) Ancient Gold Coins
Estimate $280
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SOLD $280
ANDRONICUS II AND MICHAEL IX, (1295-1320), gold hyperpyron (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (3.74 g), obv. bust of Virgin within city walls and four towers, control dots (sigla) four each 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 cf.PCPC 128, var. type sigla 5, DOC 243). Large flan, weak in places as usual, flan crack otherwise very fine and rare.
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