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Byzantine Empire. Michael III the Drunkard with Mother Theodora and Sister Thecia plated Solidus |
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Attribution: Sear Byzantine 1686 Constantinopolis mint
Date: 842-843 AD
Obverse: Facing bust of Theodora, wearing crown and loros, holding globus cruciger and cruciform sceptre
Reverse: Facing busts of Michael III holding globus cruciger, and Thecia holding cruciform sceptre
Size: 19.81 mm
Weight: 3.63 grams
Rarity: 7
Description: A very rare contemporary counterfeit. Traces of gold plating on the obverse and about half of gold plating remains on the reverse.
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