E-auction 595-558559 - bby_829468 - MICHAEL IV THE PAPHLAGONIAN Follis
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| Estimate : | 20 € |
| Price : | 5 € |
| Maximum bid : | 5 € |
| End of the sale : | 09 September 2024 15:07:20 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Follis
Date: c. 1040
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : copper
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 9,66 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire à l’usure très importante, identifiable
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : +EMMA-NOVHA/ IC - XC.
Obverse description : Grand buste du Christ Antiphonetes debout de face, avec le globe crucigère, vêtu du pallium et du colombium, bénissant de la main droite et tenant les Évangiles de la gauche.
Obverse translation : (Dieu avec nous).
Reverse
Reverse legend : IC-XC// NI-KA .
Reverse description : dans les cantonnements d'une croix bouletée et perlée aux extrémités bouletées.
Reverse translation : (Jésus Christ vainqueur).
Historical background
MICHAEL IV THE PAPHLAGONIAN
(12/04/1034-10/12/1041)
Michel IV succeeded Romain III and married Zoé, the Empress. His reign was short because he died on his return from a campaign against the Slavs. Zoe, then Michael V succeeded him in 1041/2.
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