Hyperpyron (Coin) of Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

1282-1328

Byzantine

The front of this coin portrays Andronicus II (on the left) and Michael IX (on the right). They are kneeling as Christ stands behind and crowns them.

On the back a bust of the Virgin lagrely lost, shown surrounded by city walls with four groups of towers.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

Artist: Byzantine
Title: Hyperpyron (Coin) of Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX
Place: Byzantine Empire (Minted in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Struck 1282–1328
Medium: Gold
Inscriptions: Obverse: IC | XC
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Reference Number: 1923.1411
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Elizabeth Hahn Benge, “From Aegina to Andronicus: A Survey of Coinage at the Art Institute of Chicago,” in Historia Mundi n. 5 (January 2016), p. 209.

Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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