MICHAEL VII GOLD HYPERPYRON – VIRGIN ORANS WITHIN THE WALLS – AU NGC GRADED BYZANTINE COIN (INV. 20095)

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19648. BYZANTINE EMPIRE. MICHAEL VIII, AD 1261–1282.
Gold/electrum Hyperpyron (scyphate), 4.26 g, 25 mm. Issue of Constantinople.
Obv. Virgin orans standing within the city walls of Constantinople. Rev. X/C/Π/Λ, Christ seated holding scroll on right, Archangel Michael above kneeling emperor on left.
Sear 2242.
NGC graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 2/5, “scratches,” with a lovely portrait of the Virgin.