BULGARIA. First Empire. Simeon I 'the Great' (AD 893-927). Seal. Constantinople.
Obv: Christ seated on ornate throne with lyre-shaped back, nimbate, with right hand raised in benediction, and holding book of Gospels in left.
Rev: +CVMЄON ЄN XPIC' RACIΛЄ POMЄ W N +.
Simeon standing facing, bearded, wearing crown and loros draped over his arm, the end decorated with a cross; he holds a globus cruciger with his right hand and a cross-sceptre in his left.
Yurukowa 7.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 10.02 g.
Diameter: 22 mm.
Price realized | 575 EUR 2 bids |
Starting price | 400 EUR |
Estimate | 500 EUR |