Byzantine (1323-1328) hyperpyron Sear-2461

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Heritage sale 3035, lot 29726
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This specimen was lot 29726 in Heritage sale 3035 (Long Beach, September 2014), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Andronicus II Palaeologus (1282-1328), with Andronicus III. AV hyperpyron (23 mm, 4.12 g, 6h axis). Constantinople, 1323-1328. Half-length figure of the Virgin Mary, orans, within circuit of city walls with four towers, pellet to left of upper tower; (lis) - A flanking Virgin / ANΔΡΩNIK - ANΔΡΩNE, Christ, nimbate and wearing pallium and colobium, standing facing, crowning Andronicus II (on left) and Andronicus III kneeling to either side, each wearing divitision and loros. Sear 2461. DOC 493 var. Flan crack at 9:00, uneven strike. NGC (photo-certificate) MS 4/5 - 4/5, light graffito. From The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection."

Source:

  • [1]Michaels, David, Cristiano Bierrenbach and Sam Spiegel, Heritage Signature Auction 3035: Ancient Coins, Featuring the Lexington Collection of Jonathan K. Kern and the Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.

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