Theophilus, 829-842. Solidus (Gold, 15 mm, 3.87 g, 6 h), Syracuse, 830-831. ΘЄ-OFILOS Facing bust of Theophilus, wearing crown surmounted by cross and loros, holding cross potent in his right hand. Rev. ΘЄO-FILOS Facing bust of Theophilus, wearing crown surmounted by cross and chlamys, holding globus cruciger in his right hand. DOC 24. SB 1670. Spahr 422. Fresh and sharp, a beautiful piece. Very light doubling on the reverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.

From an American collection, privately acquired from Economopoulos Numismatics and previously from the Bob Guynn Collection (1942-2022).