BYZANTINE AND EARLY MEDIEVAL COINS
Irene, 797-802. Solidus (Gold, 21mm, 3.72 g 6), Syracuse, 798-802. IRIn bASILIS 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. IRIn bASILIS 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, C; in field to right, I. Anastasi 455. DOC -. SB -. Very rare. Sharply struck on a full, round flan. Good extremely fine.