Lot 3839
Sale 112 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals, Tokens & Banknotes
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Description
Theophilus, with Constantine. (A.D. 829-842), AE Follis (3.25 g), Syracuse mint, Struck c.830/1-842, obv. **[Q*EOFI]LOS bAS, crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing loros and holding cross potent, rev. [MI]XAHL S CO[NST], crowned facing busts of Michael II, bearded, and Constantine, beardless, both wearing crown and chlamys; star between. (S.1680, DOC III 29b, T.42, R.1835). Very fine with dark green patina.
Ex Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
Constantine, the elder son and heir of Theophilus, died in 831 AD. However the great quantities of the folles struck with his portrait, and a distinct reduction in their size and weight suggests this was a memorial issue for the father and son of Theophilus and was struck throughout his reign.
- Estimate
- $100
- Result Status
- Passed in