TYPE Byzantine Empire, Andronikos II Palaiologos (1282-1328 AD), bronze trachy, Constantinople mint, class X (?) DESCRIPTION . Obv: Half-length figure of St. Archangel Michael holding scepter, Greek letter "phi" (?) in left field Rev: Emperor, crowned and in loros, holding scepter in left hand, jointly holding long patriarchal cross with another figure that holds it from above REFERENCE: cf.: SB 2420, Ben 151, DO 609 GRADING: F, uneven strike, irregular flan, rev. double struck, mixed green patina, rare ORDER INFO: B2561, $60 Attribution conjectural, loosely based on overall device combination. There should be little doubt that obverse winged and haloed figure holding scepter (of uncertain top), but for the puzzling Greek "phi" that seems apparent in the left field. The reverse, despite wide doubling, shows a distinct imperial figure on the left, and an uncertain (possibly saintly) figure that appears to be presenting the long cross (?) to the emperor (or at least holding it considerably higher on the shaft than him). Flattened trachea fabric, could also pass for an assarion.