ANCIENT COINS, BYZANTINE COINS, Theophilus (AD 829-842), Gold Solidus (thick flan), mint of Syracuse, ΘE-OFILOS, bust of emperor facing, wearing a crown and a loros, and holding a cross potent, rev ΘEO-FILOS, bust of emperor facing, wearing a chlamys and holding a globus cruciger, 3.63g, 6h (DO 24; S 1670). Good very fine.
Estimate: £300-350