Irene, 797-802. Solidus (Gold, 18.5 mm, 3.82 g, 6 h), Syracuse, 798-802. EIRIN bASILISI 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. EIRIN bASILISI 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 and right, C - I. Anastasi 455. DOC -. SB -. Struck from the same dies as the piece that appeared in Sincona 37, 2017, as lot 335. Very rare. Sharply struck. Struck on a somewhat short flan, otherwise, good extremely fine.