MICHAEL I AND THEOPHYLACTUS, (A.D.811-813), silver milliaresion, Constantinople mint, (2.2g), issued 811-813, obv. five lines of legend, within a triple circle of dots, MIXA/HL S **Q*EOFV/ LACTEECOS/ BASILIS RO/MAION, rev. cross potent on base with three steps, around IhSUS XRIS TUS NICA, (S.1616, BMC 2-3, DOC 3, T.4). Slightly irregular shaped flan, otherwise toned good very fine and scarce.
Ex Dr L.J.Sherwin Collection, from Noble Numismatics Sale 79 (lot 3294), CNG E-sale 24 (lot 64344), and earlier in their auction Sale 28 (lot 231) 12.8.93.