bby_605736 - ANDRONIKOS II PALAIOLOGOS and MICHAEL IX ANDRONIKOS II Hyperpère
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Price : 280.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 280.00 €
Type : Hyperpère
Date: 1305-1320
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : gold
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,97 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Droit présentant des faiblesses de frappe mais beau revers et jolie patine
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : La Vierge rayonnante de face ; autour, les murailles de Constantinople.
Obverse legend : K
Reverse
Reverse legend : IC - XC, INSCRIPTION NON VISIBLE.
Reverse description : Andronicus à gauche et Michel à droite couronnés par le Christ debout de face.
Commentary
Scyphate. Poids léger. Flan court et quadrangulaire.
Historical background
ANDRONIKOS II PALAIOLOGOS and MICHAEL IX ANDRONIKOS II
(21/05/1295-12/10/1320)
Michael VIII, the father of Andronicus, had re-established the Byzantine Empire in 1261 after 57 years of Latin occupation. Andronicus II reigned from 1282 to 1328. His son Michael IX died before him. He was succeeded by his grandson, Andronicus III..
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