SH70967. Gold hyperpyron, Bendall PCPC 190.2 (sigla 4); DOC V 942 - 943 var. (sigla); Lianta 845 var. (same); Sommer 83.1 var. (sigla), SBCV 2466 (Andronicus III), aVF, scyphate, striking split, flat areas, graffiti on both sides, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 3.460g, maximum diameter 24.6mm, die axis 180
o, regency of Anna, 15 Jun 1341 - 13 May 1347; obverse Anna of Savoy (on left) and her son John V, on right, both crowned and stand facing, empress holds trefoil scepter, emperor holds akakia and cruciform scepter, sigla K in left field; reverse the deceased Andronicus III, on left, kneeling before Christ standing facing, who extends his right hand over the emperor in benediction, Gospels in left, blundered ANIΗK (or similar) downward on left, IX / XC on right; ex Ira and Larry Goldberg auction 53 (24 May 2009), lot 2401, ex Christov Family Collection;
very rare;
SOLD