715
Irene (AD 797-802), Gold Solidus, 4.46g, 6h. Mint of Constantinople.
EIRIhH – bAS
[
ILISSH
], bust of Irene
facing, wearing crown and loros, and holding a globus cruciger and a cruciform sceptre. Rev.
•EIRIhH –
bASILISSH Θ
, bust of Irene facing, wearing crown and loros, and holding a globus cruciger and a cruciform
sceptre (DO 1a.1; S 1599). Slightly wavy flan and some weakness in legends, otherwise lustrous and extremely
fine.
Very
rare
.
$ 15,000
716
Theophilus (AD 829-842), Gold Solidus, 3.87g. Mint of Syracuse, AD 831-842.
Θ
E-OFILOS
, crowned bust
of Theophilus facing, wearing loros, holding cross potent. Rev.
Θ
EOFILOS
, crowned bust of Theophilus
facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger (DOC 24; Anastasi 530; SB 1670). In NGC holder graded
mint state*, strike 5/5, surface 5/5.
$ 1,000
717
Constantine VII and Romanus II (AD 945-959), Gold Solidus, 4.41g. Mint of Constantinople, c. AD 947-
950.
+ IhS XPS REX REGNANTium +
, bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, raising hand in benediction and
holding Gospels. Rev.
ConS
τ
An
τ
CE RomAn'AUGG bA'
crowned busts of Constantine VII, wearing loros, and
Romanus II, wearing chlamys, facing, holding patriarchal cross between them (DOC 15; Füeg 15.B.2;
SB 1751). In NGC holder graded choice extremely fine, strike 5/5, surface 4/5, edge marks.
$ 800
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