Constantine VI & Irene. 780-797. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.53 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. Struck 792-797. Crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger and akakia. DOC 3c.2 (same dies); Füeg 5.D; SB 1594. Toned, minor digs and marks. VF. From the Family of Constantine Collection, assembled with guidance by Roland Michel, Geneva. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 24 (5 December 2002), lot 431; N. K. Collection (Bourgey, 27 October 1992), lot 435.
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