Michael VI Stratioticus. 1056-1057. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (20mm, 4.05 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 1131. Estimated: $ 5 000

Byzantine, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 13 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Michael VI Stratioticus. 1056-1057. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (20mm, 4.05 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. + mIXAHL AЧτOCRAτ, Michael, bearded, standing on footstool, wearing crown, saccos and loros, and holding long cross and akakia / Facing bust of the Virgin orans, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium. DOC 2.4; Füeg II 2.y; SB 1841. Lustrous. Near EF. Very rare.

Michael served in the office of logothetes tou stratiotikou (approximately a comptroller for military finances) and his elevation to the throne after the death of Theodora was a rather sly maneuver by court grandees to take control of the government. The church, the aristocracy, and the army all took a dim view of this, and the hapless Michael proved unable to win them over. When the general Isaac Comnenus revolted in June 1057 Michael quickly acceded to his demands for power sharing, but a few months later a conspiracy amongst the factions in Constantinople forced Michael's complete abdication.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 121 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 6-8 October 2022. This lot is in Session Four, which will begin 7 October 2022 at 2 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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