Description: Archaios Numismatics __________________________________________ Description: Byzantine Bronze Follis of Emperor Constantine VI and Irene, circa 780-797 AD. Obverse: Bust of Irene facing, wearing crown and loros, holding a globus cruciger and cruciform scepter Reverse: Crowned and draped facing bust of Constantine, holding globus cruciger, set on horizontal bar; to right, cross above pellet; in exergue, X–N flanking large MA monogram Mint: Constantinople Size: 16mm Weight: 2.36 g Ref: Ratto 1779; cf. CNG100,2049 (Est: $500); cf. NN 68,635 (Hammer: 375EUR)Inventory: 56.13Condition: VF. Nice example of this Extremely Rare coin ! Use the Picture as your judge as grading is subjective. Note: Constantine VI was Byzantine emperor from 780 to 797. He was the only child of Emperor Leo IV, Constantine was named co-emperor with him at the age of five in 776 and succeeded him as sole Emperor in 780, aged nine. His mother Irene exercised control over him as regent until 790, assisted by her chief minister Staurakios. The regency ended when Constantine reached maturity, but Irene sought to remain an active participant in the government. After a brief interval of sole rule Constantine named his mother empress in 792, making her his official colleague. Constantine suffered military defeats and made controversial decisions, such as blinding his loyal general Alexios Mosele and illicitly marrying his mistress, Theodote. Taking advantage of her son's unpopularity, Irene had Constantine deposed, blinded and imprisoned in 797 and seized power for herself alone, becoming the first Empress regnant of the Empire. Constantine likely died shortly thereafter. Constantine VI was the final ruler to be universally recognized as Roman emperor, being recognized as such by both the Empire which he ruled in the east, the papacy and the Western European powers over which the pope held suzerainty. Leo V was Emperor of the Byzanine Empire from 813 until 820 AD. Excerpts taken from Head, Hist. Numorum, and Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Denomination: Follis
Historical Period: Byzantine (300-1400 AD)
Composition: Bronze
Era: Ancient
