Theodosius III of Adramytium. 715-717. AR Miliarense(?) (20mm, 2.74 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 133
Lot: 685. Estimated: $ 1 500

Byzantine, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 4 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Theodosius III of Adramytium. 715-717. AR Miliarense(?) (20mm, 2.74 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding patriarchal globus cruciger and akakia / Cross potent set on three steps; Є//CONOB. DOC (2) note var. (unlisted officina); MIB 12 var. (same); SB 1491 var. (same). Deeply toned, some porosity, fragile. Good VF. Very rare issue, extremely so from this officina. These ceremonial silver issues are struck from solidus dies. They are furthermore far too light to be hexagrams.

From the Best Collection of Byzantine Coins, purchased from Tom Cederlind, 6 December 2008. Ex Cederlind 146 (3 April 2008), lot 315; Peus 393 (31 October 2007), lot 715.

An obscure tax-collector, Theodosius was elevated to the throne following the Opsikion theme’s revolt against Anastasius II. Many of the other powerful themes, however, did not acknowledge Theodosius despite his successful capture of Constantinople and removal of Anastasius II. Namely, the Anatolic theme under its strategos, Leo, and the Armenian theme headed by the strategos, Artavasdus. These two allied together to challenge Theodosius. Following Leo’s capture of Nicomedia along with Theodosius’ son, Theodosius sued for peace and abdicated. Within two years, Leo had successfully supplanted Theodosius and was crowned as Emperor Leo III. Soon, the turmoil of the previous twenty years of constant usurpations and revolts would be replaced by a new religious controversy – the iconoclastic.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 133 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 15-16 September 2026.

CNG Feature Auction 133 – Session Three – Lot 595-896 will be held Wednesday morning, 16 September 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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