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Lot 262. Irene AV Solidus, very rare, ex Schulman 1938
Pedigreed Irene Solidus
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Bidding closed
(Sunday, December 17th, 20:27:20 CET)
Current time: Saturday, November 23rd, 01:05:31 CET
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CHF 6'000.00 (4 bids)
Approx. EUR 6'477.10 / USD 6'765.23 / GBP 5'388.72
Bid history
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CHF 6'000.00
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Bidder 3 *
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2017-12-07, 01:10:04
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CHF 5'505.00
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Bidder 2 *
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2017-12-17, 20:26:57
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CHF 4'800.00
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Bidder 2 *
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2017-12-11, 16:21:39
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CHF 4'500.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2017-12-03, 16:50:31
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* User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on.
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Bidder 3
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eAuction #58, Lot 262. Estimate: CHF 5'500.00
Irene (797-802 AD). AV Solidus (18-19 mm, 4.11 g), Constantinople.
Obv. ЄIRInH bASILISSH, Bust of Irene facing, wearing loros and crown with cross, pinnacles and pendilia, holding a globus cruciger in her right hand and a cross tipped scepter in her left.
Rev. ЄIRInH bASILISSH Θ, Bust of Irene facing, wearing loros and crown with cross, pinnacles and pendilia, holding a globus cruciger in her right hand and a cross tipped scepter in her left.
DOC 1a; SB 1599.
Very rare and almost extremely fine.
Ex J. Schulman Sale (La Haye) 1938, lot 553.
Irene was the most powerful and active of all the Byzantine
empresses.
She came from a noble Athenian family and in 769 was married to Leo IV,
the son of Constantine V and his co-ruler.
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