780 AD -
797 AD |
Histamenon Nomisma / Ιστάμενον Νόμισμα AV 20 |
SHH 4220 |
Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference |
4.37 g 18.9-20.0 mm 6:00
o'clock VF CohCτAhτIhS CA / ?? clockwise above crowned facing busts of Constantine VI, holding globus cruciger, and Irene, holding cross-scepter; cross above, pellet between; border of dots. SV IRIN / I AΓ / m A / V COV clockwise above crowned figures of Constantine V, Leo III, and Leo IV facing; border of dots. Mint of Constantinopolis. BMC 1; Dumbarton Oaks III/1 2; Ratto ---; Sear Byzantine 1591 |