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Byzantine Empire: Andronicus II Palaeologus (1282-1295) Æ Trachy, Constantinople (Sear 2334; DOC V.563-66; LPC 40; PCPC 101)
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Obv: Bust of the Virgin, arms spread, within the walls of Constantinople with 6 groups of triple towers, MP ΘV by her head, sigla in lower fields A - X
Rev: Christ standing on the right, facing three-quarters left, holding Book of Gospels, placing right hand on the head of Andronikos prostrate in proskynesis; in left field, +/AN/ΔPON/IKOC/ΔЄCΠΟ/ΤHCO/ΠAΛ or variation; in right, IC/XC
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