Irene, Sole Reign (AD 797-802). AV solidus (21mm, 4.48 gm, 5h). NGC AU

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Irene, Sole Reign (AD 797-802). AV solidus (21mm, 4.48 gm, 5h). NGC AU 4/5 – 3/5. Constantinople. ЄIRIhH-bASILISSH, bust of Irene facing, wearing loros and crown with pendilia, two pinnacles, and cross in center, globus cruciger in right hand, transverse cruciform scepter in left / •-ЄIRIhH-bASILISSH Θ, bust of Irene facing, wearing loros and crown with pendilia, two pinnacles, and cross in center, globus cruciger in right hand, transverse cruciform scepter in left. Sear 1599. An unusual, somewhat oval-shaped flan. A halo of bright luster around the peripheries.