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Michael II the Amorian and Theophilus (AD 821-829). AV solidus (22mm, 4.46 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Constantinople. *mIXAHL-bASILЄЧS, bust of Michael II facing, wearing crown with cross and chlamys pinned on right shoulder, cross potent in right hand, akakia in left / ΘЄOFI-LO dЄSP'+ Є, bust of Theophilus facing, wearing crown with cross and loros, globe cruciger in right hand, cruciform scepter in left. Sear 1640. DOC III, Part 1, 5a. Well-struck on satiny flan.
Born of humble parentage in central Anatolia, Michael the Amorian entered the army and rose through the ranks to become the right-hand man of Leo V the Armenian; however, in AD 820 Leo accused him of treason and had him arrested. Partisans of Michael assassinated Leo and raised Michael to the purple. He was challenged by a rival general, Thomas the Slav, and the resultant civil war lasted until AD 823, allowing the Arabs to invade Crete and Sicily. Elsewhere he held the line. Of iconoclastic views, Michael was tolerant as to enforcement, and religious unrest receded. He was the first emperor in decades to die quietly in his bed, leaving the throne to his learned son Theophilus.
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Michael II the Amorian and Theophilus (AD 821-829). AV solidus (22mm, 4.46 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Constantinople. *mIXAHL-bASILЄЧS, bust of Michael II facing, wearing crown with cross and chlamys pinned on right shoulder, cross potent in right hand, akakia in left / ΘЄOFI-LO dЄSP'+ Є, bust of Theophilus facing, wearing crown with cross and loros, globe cruciger in right hand, cruciform scepter in left. Sear 1640. DOC III, Part 1, 5a. Well-struck on satiny flan.
Born of humble parentage in central Anatolia, Michael the Amorian entered the army and rose through the ranks to become the right-hand man of Leo V the Armenian; however, in AD 820 Leo accused him of treason and had him arrested. Partisans of Michael assassinated Leo and raised Michael to the purple. He was challenged by a rival general, Thomas the Slav, and the resultant civil war lasted until AD 823, allowing the Arabs to invade Crete and Sicily. Elsewhere he held the line. Of iconoclastic views, Michael was tolerant as to enforcement, and religious unrest receded. He was the first emperor in decades to die quietly in his bed, leaving the throne to his learned son Theophilus.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD