E-auction 205-133166 - bby_408486 - MICHAEL II and THEOPHILOS Follis

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Estimate :	150 €
Price :	51 €
Maximum bid :	51 €
End of the sale :	20 March 2017 14:54:00
bidders :	6 bidders

Type : Follis

Date: 821-829

Mint name / Town : Constantinople

Metal : copper

Diameter : 28 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 8,48 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan ovale bien centré avec un très beau buste de Théophile. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Très belle patine verte

Catalogue references :

BMC/B.20 - R.1823 - Do.15 - BN/B.7 - BC.1667 - DMBR.31 /5-1 (200€)

Obverse

Obverse legend : QEOFIL - BASIL.

Obverse description : Buste barbu et couronné de Théophile de face, coiffé de la tufa, vêtu du loros et tenant le labarum de la main droite et de la gauche, un globe crucigère .

Obverse translation : (Théophile roi).

Reverse

Reverse legend : +QEO/ FILE AVG/ OVSTE SV/ NICAS.

Reverse description : Légende en quatre lignes.

Reverse translation : (Théophile auguste proclame sa victoire).

Commentary

Au droit, le labarum est orné d’une croisette. Le loros est richement ornementé ainsi que la tufa.
On the right, the labarum is decorated with a cross. The loros is richly ornamented as is the tufa.