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Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, Michael II, 820 to 829 CE. Constantinople Mint. Gold solidus. Obverse: bust facing, with short beard, wearing crown and chlamys, and holding cross potent and akakia; in left field, star. Reverse: Facing bust of Theophilus, beardless, wearing crown and loros, and holding globe cruciger and cruciform scepter. Michael II founded the Amorian Dynasty who attempted to moderate the Iconoclastic controversy that divided 9th-century Byzantium. Michael also is credited with freeing prisoners who had been jailed for their devotion to icons and restored other churchmen who had been deposed and exiled for that same reason. Sear 1640; ex Sir Charles Oman Coll, Christies 1971-72. Size: 0.85" W (2.2 cm); 4.4 grams

Provenance: private Debbie Lipscomb collection, Maine, USA, acquired from Spink & Son, December 14, 1986

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