View lot
Lot 1943 SESSION 11 (7.30PM WEDNESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER)
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
MICHAEL VIII, (1261-1282), gold hyperpyron (scyphate), Constantinople Mint, (4.14 g), obv. bust of Virgin within city walls and six towers, rev. St.Michael presenting kneeling emperor Michael to Christ with Gospels, legends both sides, (S.2242, Sommer 77.1., Grierson 1288). Very fine - good very fine, weak in places, scarce.
Ex Rudolph Pekarek Collection. With collector's packet c.1930s.
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 1941
ANDRONICUS I, (A.D. 1183-1185), gold hyperpyron, (4.58 g), Constantinople Mint, obv. MH**R* QV to sides, ...
Estimate $400
Lot 1942
ISAAC II, Angelus, (A.D. 1185-1195), gold hyperpyron, Constantinople Mint, (4.39 g), obv. Virgin enthroned facing ...
Estimate $1,000
Lot 1943 This lot
MICHAEL VIII, (1261-1282), gold hyperpyron (scyphate), Constantinople Mint, (4.14 g), obv. bust of Virgin within ...
Estimate $500
Lot 1944
ANDRONICUS II AND MICHAEL IX, (1295-1320), gold hyperpyron (scyphate), Constantinople Mint, (4.12 g), obv. bust ...
Estimate $500
Lot 1945
SPAIN, Emporion, (c.500-480 B.C.), silver fraction, (6.5mm, 0.10 g), obv. head of ram left, rev. ...
Estimate $500