Constantine VI & Irene, with Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV. 780-797. AV Solidus (18.5mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 790-792. NGC MS, 4/5, 5/5.

CNG Feature Auction 123
Lot: 762. Estimated: $ 1 500

Byzantine, Gold

Sold For $ 4 000. 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 Solidus (18.5mm, 4.41 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; cross above, • between / Constantine V, Leo III, and Leo IV seated facing, each wearing crown and chlamys. DOC 2; Füeg Ir.4.7/C.4.18; SB 1591. Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 6558567-007, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5.

From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Roma XVIII (29 September 2019), lot 1303.


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