Experts in Coins & Medals

Constantine VI & Irene, 780-797. Solidus (Gold, 19 mm, 4.54 g, 7 h), Constantinople, 792-797. IRINH AΓOVSTI Bust of Irene facing, wearing a crown with pendilia and a loros, holding a globus cruciger in her right hand and a cross-tipped scepter in her left. Rev. COnSTAn-TInOS bAS' Θ Crowned bust of Constantine VI facing, beardless and wearing a chlamys, holding a globus cruciger in his right hand and an akakia in his left. DOC III, 3a. SB 1594. Very sharply struck from fresh dies. Minor marks and peripheral areas of flatness, otherwise, good extremely fine.

PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Sardes. Time of Darios I to Xerxes II, circa 485-420 BC. Siglos (Silver, 16 mm, 4.86 g). Persian Great King, wearing kidaris and kandys, bow over his left shoulder, running-kneeling to right, holding spear with his right hand and bow with his left. Rev. Oblong incuse punch. BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 17. Carradice Type IIIb A/B (pl. XII). Sunrise 25. Very fine.