TYPE Byzantine Empire, Andronikos II Palaiologos (1282-1328 AD), bronze assarion (tetarteron), Constantinople mint, class X, 1.3
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Youthful bust of Christ, circular Greek legend + KYRIE SOSON TOUS VASILIES ("Oh Lord, save the emperors"; partial)
Rev: Andronikos and co-emperor Michael IX, holding jointly labarum, circular Greek legend AVTOKRATORES ROMAION (partial)
REFERENCE: SB 2436, Ben 169, DO 681-2
GRADING: F+ / F, brown patina, very scarce
ORDER INFO: B2547, $75