TYPE Byzantine Empire, Andronikos II Palaiologos (1282-1328 AD), bronze assarion, class IX, 1.83g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Half length figures of emperor and co-emperor Michael IX on either side Christ who crowns them, legend AVTO[K ROMAION] Rev: Bust of Archangel Michael w/ scepter REFERENCE: SB 2435, DO 677-80, Ben 168 GRADING: F+ / VF, standard irregular edge and strike, brown-green patina, rare ORDER INFO: B2389, $120 Another rare Palaiologan issue with a nice image of St. Archangel Michael, displaying even some facial features. Typical crude issue but overall slightly nicer than any of the five specimens shown in Dumbarton Oaks and Bendall catalogs.