Constantine VI & Irene, with Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV. 780-797. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.49 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 790-circa 792. SIҺI(n retrograde)I nI ΛΓ´ mIτ´ AVτ, crowned facing half-length busts of Constantine VI, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand, and Irene, wearing loros, holding cruciform scepter in left hand; cross above, • between / SVҺIRI ҺI ΛΓ´ mI´ AVτOЧ, Constantine V, Leo III, and Leo IV seated facing, each wearing crown and chlamys, wide suppedion beneath them. Cf. DOC 2 (for issue without die pairing error); Füeg Ir.4.11/Ir.4.3 (obv./rev.); cf. SB 1592/1591 (for obv./rev. type). Lightly toned, small edge scuff. Good VF. Extremely rare error with these dies paired together. Both sides with legends for Irene only. Only two noted in Füeg’s corpus. This example the third known and the only example without weakness on the obverse making the full legend readable for the first time.


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