ANDRONICUS II PALAEOLOGUS ? (1282-1295). Billon Tornese. Constantinople.
Obv: ΘЄ / [O]ΔΩ.
Half-length bust of St. Theodore facing, holding sword and shield.
Rev: Andronicus II and St. Demetrius standing facing, holding labarum between them.
Cf. S. Bendall, "Palaeologan Billon Tornese," in NumCirc CXVI.5 (October 2008), 3 = S. Bendall, "Some Unpublished Late Byzantine Billon Coins," in NumCirc XCVIII.9 (November 1990), 1.
Extremely rare
Condition: Near very fine.
Weight: 0.68 g.
Diameter: 19 mm.