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Solidus - Constantine VI and Irene Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Imperial Mint of Constantinople |
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| Year | 792-797 |
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| Reference(s) | BCV#1594 |
| Obverse description | Frontal crowned bust of Empress Irene, facing, wearing a jewelled crown surmounted by a cross and adorned with pendilia falling to the shoulders, clad in elaborately jewelled imperial loros. She holds a patriarchal cross potent in her right hand, while a small cross on globe appears to the left of the effigy. The legend IRIhH AΓOVSTI flanks the bust in the fields, rendered in a mixed Greek-Latin script characteristic of late 8th-century Byzantine coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | IRIhH-AΓOVStI |
| Reverse description | Frontal crowned bust of Emperor Constantine VI, facing, wearing a jewelled crown surmounted by a cross and displaying short pendilia, clad in imperial military chlamys decorated with a jewelled clasp at center. A small cross appears to the left in the field. The surrounding legend COhStAhtIhOS bAS reads in mixed Greek-Latin majuscules around the periphery, identifying the emperor by name and title, consistent with the hieratic portrait style of middle Byzantine numismatic art. |
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