Live auction - bby_700644 - CONSTANTINE VI and IRENA Solidus

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Estimate :	3 000 €
Price :	1 800 €
Maximum bid :	1 800 €
End of the sale :	07 December 2021 15:31:41
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Solidus

Date: 792-793

Mint name / Town : Constantinople

Metal : gold

Diameter : 21 mm

Orientation dies : 7 h.

Weight : 4,29 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire centré des deux côtés à l’usure régulière. Légère double frappe. Très beau buste d’Irène ainsi qu’un revers agréable. Patine de collection

Catalogue references :

BMC/B.2 - R.1774 - Do.1 - BN/B.3 - BC.1593 - DMBR.25 /2 (4500€)

Obverse

Obverse legend : S IRINI AVGVSTI MITRI AVG.

Obverse description : Bustes de Constantin VI à gauche et d’Irène à droite de face couronnés ; Constantin VI est vêtu de la chlamyde et tient le globe crucigère de la main droite ; Irène porte le loros et tient un sceptre cruciforme de la main gauche et un globe de la main droite.

Obverse translation : (Irène Augusta mère de l’Auguste).