Hyperpyron (Coin) of Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX
1282-1328
- Medium
- Gold or electrum
- Classification
- Coin
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
- Culture
- Byzantine Empire
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
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.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
