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Silver Miliaresion of Constantine VI/Irene, Constantinople, 780 - 797. 1980.5.3
Overstruck on dirham of al-Abbasiyya, 165 (visible on obv., from 4 to 7 o'clock)
Byzantine
Coin
780
797
Miliaresion
Silver
Constantine VI
Isaurian
Constantine VI
Irene
Constantinople
Legend within triple border of dots
Cross potent on base and three steps within a triple border of dots
12
1.31
21
Traces of Abbasid dirham obverse marginal inscription are visible below the cross: ...m bi'l`Abbasiyya sana khamas.... The inscription closely matches that on an ANS dirham of al-`Abbasiyya, 165, 1949.163.63 (see image). Traces of the reverse margin are also visible, perhaps ...rikun... or ...d rasul A....
DOC
4a
BNC
6
Bates (2005) ANS Magazine, vol 4, no. 1
1980.5.3
Byzantine
American Numismatic Society
Purchase, Baldwin, 10/2/1978.