Constantine VI & Irene. 780-797. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.50 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 792-797.Electronic Auction 495 Byzantine, Bronze Sold For $ 140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Constantine VI & Irene. 780-797. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.50 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 792-797. Crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter / Crowned and draped bust of Constantine, holding globus cruciger, set on horizontal bar; cross to right; below, large M flanked by X-N, [A] below. DOC 7; SB 1598. Dark green patina with some light encrustations, a bit of light smoothing. Near VF. |