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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Byzantine Coins| ▸ |The Restored Empire| ▸ |Andronicus II||View Options:   | | |
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"There are two main variants of this type - those with six groups of towers and those with four groups of towers in the city walls. The change comes approximately mid-way in the reign and both varieties are equally common. Rare varieties are those with the figures of Andronicus and Michael transposed and those with the legend AVTOKPTOPEC PWMAIWN." - D. Sear.SH94418. Gold hyperpyron, DOC V-2, class 2b, sigla 186; Bendall PCPC 128, sigla 186, Sommer 80.2.1, Grierson 1293, SBCV 2396, VF, scyphate, typical crude strike, weight 3.379 g, maximum diameter 24.0 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 1305 - 1320 A.D.; obverse bust of the virgin orans within city walls, four groups of towers on the walls, six-pointed star over K left and six-pointed star over N right (sigla); reverse A/N/Δ/P - X / M / Δ/E/Π (or similar, columnar), Andronicus II bearded on left and Michael IX unbearded on right, both kneeling facing, both with beard and mustache (?, Michael is usually described as beardless), nimbate Christ stands between them with hands over their heads in benediction, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) flanking nimbus; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX, 21 May 1295 - 12 October 1320 A.D.
"There are two main variants of this type - those with six groups of towers and those with four groups of towers in the city walls. The change comes approximately mid-way in the reign and both varieties are equally common. Rare varieties are those with the figures of Andronicus and Michael transposed and those with the legend AVTOKPTOPEC PWMAIWN." - D. Sear.SH14725. Gold hyperpyron, Bendall PCPC 185 (unlisted sigla), Sommer 80.2, SBCV 2396, Grierson 1293, DOC V -, VF, scyphate, weight 3.051 g, maximum diameter 22.8 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 1305 - 12 Oct 1320 A.D.; obverse nimbate half-length facing figure of the Virgin Mary orans within city walls, four castles on walls, MH monogram - X (sigla) in lower fields; reverse AVTOKPATOPEC PWMAIWN (clockwise from lower left), Andronicus II bearded on left and Michael IX unbearded on right, both kneeling facing, nimbate Christ stands between them with hands over their heads in benediction, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) flanking nimbus; rare sigla variety; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Andronicus II Palaeologus and Andronicus III, 2 February 1325 - 24 May 1328 A.D.
The faces of Christ and the emperors are well struck and clear on the reverse, which is rare on this very crudely struck type.SH38638. Gold hyperpyron, DOC V 502, Bendall PCPC 185.3 (sigla 14), Grierson 1294, SBCV 2461, VF, scyphate, irregular and cracked flan, weight 3.089 g, maximum diameter 25.3 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 2 Feb 1325 - 1328 or possibly to 1330 A.D.; obverse Nimbate half-length facing figure of the Virgin Mary orans within city walls, four castles forming walls, 3 pellets over K left, 3 pellets over X right; reverse Andronicus II on left and Andronicus III on right, both bearded and kneeling facing, nimbate Christ stands in center behind with hands over their heads in benediction, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) flanking nimbus; clear faces of Christ and the emperors on the reverse which is rare on this crudely struck type; SOLD
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