Constantine VI & Irene, with Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV. 780-797. AV Solidus (18mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 780-790. VF.

Electronic Auction 610 – Session 2
Lot: 1280.
Closing Date: Jun 4 2026 10:00 ET

Byzantine, Gold

Estimate: $ 500

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Constantine VI & Irene, with Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV. 780-797. AV Solidus (18mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 780-790. Crowned facing busts of Constantine VI, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger, and Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter; cross above, • between / Constantine V, Leo III, and Leo IV seated facing, each wearing crown and chlamys. DOC 1 var. (obv. legend); Füeg 3 (C.3.1/C.2.6 - obv./rev.); SB 1593 var. (same). Toned, deposits. VF. Very rare without Irene cited in the legend. Only five examples across two die pairs in Füeg’s corpus.


Closing Date and Time: 4 June 2026 at 11:33:00 ET.

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