Solidus 797-802 Syracuse Irene, Syracuse, Gold, Sear:1601 AU(55-58)

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Facing bust of Irene, wearing a crown surmounted by a cross and adorned with pendilia, dressed in a chlamydia and holding the akakia (dust purse) in her left hand., Facing bust of Irene, wearing a crown surmounted by a cross and adorned with pendilia, wearing a loros and holding cross potent in her right hand., Extremely rare coin struck in the Syracuse mint in Sicily. Superb specimen, perfectly centred. Irene, a byzantine empress at the end of the 8th century, between 797 and 802, she was a contemporary of Charlemagne, king of the Franks, whose coronation took place in Rome at Christmas 800, while she reigned over the Byzantine Empire. She reigned for only a short time, probably being overthrown by members of her palace in 802, and died shortly afterwards in a monastery on Lesbos., IPЄN AΓOVSƮ, AΓOVSTI

 

Deutsch abbrev.	Deutsch Erhaltungsgrade	Englisch  Grades der Kühlung	Französisch États de  Erhaltung	Italienisch Stati di  conservazione
PP	Polierte Platte	Proof (PRF)	Flan bruni (FB)	Beweis
st	Stempelglanz, stempelfrisch	Stempelglanz (MS65-MS70)	Fleur de coin (FDC)	Fior di conio
-unz	fast unzirkuliert	Almost uncirculated (AU)
vz	Vorzüglich	Vorzüglich (EF oder XF)	Superbe (SUP)	Splendido
ss	Sehr schön	Sehr fein (VF)	Très Très beau (TTB)	Bellissimo
s	Schön	Fine (F)	Très beau (TB)	Molto bello

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