ROMAN AND BYZANTINE COINS
Irene, 797-802. Solidus (Gold, 18mm, 3.77 g 6), Syracuse, 798-802. EIRIN - b... Crowned bust of Irene facing, wearing loros and holding a globus cruciger in her right hand and a cross-tipped scepter in her left; in field to left, pellet. Rev. ...RIN bAS... Crowned bust of Irene facing, wear loros and holding a globus cruciger in her right hand and a cross-tipped scepter in her left; in field to left, C; in field to right, I. Anastasi 455. DOC -. SB -. Very rare. Sharply struck. Struck on a somewhat short flan, otherwise , good extremely fine.