Byzantine coin of Constantine VI and Irene, 780-797. Obverse: bust of Constantine VI, to left, and bust of Irene, to right; Constantine VI wears a crown with cross and a chlamys; Irene wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to right, Irene holds a cruciform sceptre. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘X’; to right, ‘N’; beneath, ‘A’; above, three busts, facing front; to left, Leo III; in middle, Constantine V; to right, Leo IV; all wear a chlamys.

• History Of Use

  "Follis" (denomination); DO# 6; Sear# 1596.

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• Type of Item coin
• Culture Byzantine
• Material bronze metal
• Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 1.7 cm, weight 2.7 g (overall)

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• Previous Owner David Herman
• Received from David Herman

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• Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis

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• Creation Date between 780 and 790
• Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
• Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015

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• Item Classes metalwork
• Condition fair
• Current Location Case 96
• Accession Number 3095/1327