ANDRONICUS II GOLD/ELECTRUM HYPERPYRON – SUPERB VIRGIN IN WALLS ISSUE – NGC CH AU BYZANTINE COIN (Inv. 21546)

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21546. BYZANTINE EMPIRE. ANDRONICUS II, AD 1282–1328.
Gold/electrum Hyperpyron (scyphate), 4.20 g, 23 mm. Issue of Constantinople.
Obv. Virgin orans standing within the city walls of Constantinople, sigla Θ–B (retrograde). Rev. AVTOKPATOPЄC PωMAIωN, Christ standing, facing, blessing the two emperors kneeling on either side, no siglas shown.
Sear 2396.
NGC CH AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, an iconic late Byzantine type depicting the Virgin inside Constantinople’s walls, her hands raised in prayer, symbolically blessing and protecting the city. This specimen is superlative for this often poorly produced issue, struck from fresh dies that render full details throughout.