THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Theophilus, 2 October 829 – 29 January 842, with colleagues from 830 or 831
Solidus circa 830/1-840, AV 4.40 g. *QEOFI – LOS bASILE’Q Bearded bust of Theophilus facing, wearing chlamys and crown, holding patriarchal cross and anexikakia . Rev. +mIXAHL – S COnStAntInS Facing busts of Michael II, with short beard, on l., and Constantine, beardless, on r., each wearing crown and chlamys ; between their heads, cross. DO 3d. Sear 1653.
Slightly wavy flan, otherwise, good very fine
Ex Dorotheum sale 518, 20th November 2013, 261.