Constantine VI & Irene, with Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV. 780-797. Æ Follis (17mm, 1.95 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 790-792. Good VF.

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Lot: 1061. Estimated: $ 250

Byzantine, Bronze

Sold For $ 400. 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. Æ Follis (17mm, 1.95 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 790-792. Crowned facing busts of Constantine VI, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger, and Irene, wearing loros and holding cruciform scepter / Crowned facing busts of Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV, each wearing chlamys, set on horizontal bar, pair of pellets flanking; below, large M flanked by X - N; A below. DOC 6; SB 1596. Dark brown patina. Good VF. An exceptional strike and in excellent condition for issue.

From the Iconodule Collection. Ex Dr. Max Blaschegg Collection (Leu Web 22, 20 August 2022), lot 296; Leu Web 4 (24 June 2018), lot 1244.


Closing Date and Time: 4 October 2023 at 15:53:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.