| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXIX | Auction date: 13 January 2026 |
| Lot number: 941 Price realized: 5,500 USD (Approx. 4,709 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Andronicus III. 1282-1328. AR Basilikon (18mm, 1.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 6 June-October 1321. [...]IT OP´AT •, Christ Pantokrator, nimbate and draped, enthroned facing, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left hand; large B to right / [...]TEΓИIKO AVTOIΠIOC, Andronicus II and Andronicus III, both crowned and wearing loros, standing facing, together holding ornate labarum between them, held in their left and right hands respectively; both of them resting their right and left hands on their chests respectively. DOC –; T. Popov, "НОВ ТИП ВАСИЛИКОН НА АНДРОНИК ІІ С АНДРОНИК III" in Minalo 4 (2023), pp. 4-6, fig. 1 (this coin cited and illustrated); SB –. Toned, some weakness, minor scratch. Good VF. Unique. The only example known to Popov. Ex Bucephalus Black Auction 14 (9 January 2023), lot 1156. After Michael IX died, the younger Andronicus III rebelled against his grandfather Andronicus II and escalated the situation into a dramatic civil war. The older and younger Andronici reached a treaty on 6 June 1321, with Andronicus II recognizing his grandson as his heir and co-emperor. It is likely at that time, perhaps at the insistence of the younger emperor, that the series of coinage to which this extremely rare issue belongs was struck. Since relations between the two emperors worsened again by October 1321, and with the next stage of the civil war ensuing, the coinage would have been suspended only shortly after it was started. This very tight dating would explain the exceptional rarity of this coin type today. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
