CNG 87, Lot: 1290. Estimate $6000. Sold for $3600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Constantine VI & Irene, with Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV. 780-797. AV Histamenon Nomisma (21mm, 4.43 g, 5h). Constantinople mint. Struck 787-790. Crowned figures of Constantine V, Leo III, and Leo IV facing / Crowned facing busts of Constantine VI, holding globus cruciger, and Irene, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter; cross above, pellet between. DOC 1; Füeg 2.5 (C.2.13/Ir.2.13; same obv. die as illustration); SB 1593. VF. Rare.