Andronikos II Palaiologos, Gold, Nomisma Hyperpyron, Constantinople, 1325-1328
Obverse
Virgin orans within walls connecting four groups of towers.
Symbol
Γ with pellet above and below to left of Virgin, M with pellet above and below to right.
Obverse
Virgin orans within walls connecting four groups of towers.
Symbol
Γ with pellet above and below to left of Virgin, M with pellet above and below to right.
Reverse
Christ standing at center blessing the kneeling figures of Andronikos II, left, with long beard, and Andronikos III, right, with short beard. [IC̅] XC̅ in left and right fields above emperors’ heads. Circular legend.
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Accession number | BZC.2006.45 |
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Ruler | Andronikos II Palaiologos |
Date of Reign | 1325–1328 |
Associated Authority | Andronikos III Palaiologos |
Metal | Gold |
Denomination | Nomisma Hyperpyron |
Mint | Constantinople |
Date | 1325 – 1328 |
Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Weight | 4.11 g |
Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
Shape | Cup |
Condition | 50.1% Au; 30.6% Ag; 18.9% Cu; 1.458 pb; 60 ppm Pt (analyzed in IRAMAT-CNRS Orléans using LA-ICP-MS) |
Acquisition History
From A. H. Baldwin’s stock, 28 February 2006. From the “2005 parcel” which had been acquired in Munich by a London dealer in May 2004 and appeared at a London coin show somewhat later.
Commentary
This coin is of an unpublished siglon. The sigla with ΓΜ and variants were unknown before their appearance in the “2005 parcel” (S. Bendall, “A Note on the Palaeologan Hyperpyra, AD 1320–1325,” 6–7, siglon E).