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Obolos 21

2 January 2022
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(MHP) - XC (sic!)

Starting Price: 100 CHF
Hammer Price:  2200 CHF
Lot 982

Isaac II Angelus, first reign, 1185-1195. Aspron Trachy (Electrum, 30 mm, 4.61 g, 6 h), Constantinople. (MHP) - XC (sic!) The Virgin Mary enthroned facing, seated on a on straight-backed throne, nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorium, holding before her the nimbate head of the infant Christ. Rev. ICAAKIOC ΔEC O Isaac II, on left, standing facing, wearing divitision and chlamys, holding cruciform scepter in right hand and akakia in left, being crowned by the Archangel Michael who stands beside him on right, wearing military attire and holding jewelled scepter in his left hand; in field to lower right, X / M. Apparently unpublished but Cf. DOC 2b and SB 2002 for the basic type. Rare with the very unusual engraver's error combining the names of the Virgin with Christ's. Nearly extremely fine.



Of the 136 examples currently on CoinArchives, there is not a single example having this engraver's error with the ΘV replaced by XC.

Online bidding closes: 2 Jan 2022, 22:11:00 CET Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 20:57:38 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:2200 CHF by MailBidder2339 (24 bids)
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