Hyperpyron (Coin) of Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean 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 the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Byzantine
Title: Hyperpyron (Coin) of Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX
Origin: Byzantine Empire
Date: Struck 1282–1328
Medium: Gold
Inscriptions: Obverse: IC | XC
Dimensions: Diam. 2.5 cm; 3.67 g
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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