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Solidus (reverse) with Michael (left) and his sister Thecla (right)
Byzantine, Constantinople
Reign of Michael III
A.D. 842–843
Mint: Constantinople
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm; Weight: 4.29 gm; Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.390
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: +ΘΕΟδΟ RΑδΕSPVηΑ Bust facing, wearing loros and crown with pendilia and two pinnacles with central cross. In r. hand, globus surmounted by patriarchal cross; in l., cross scepter
Reverse: ·ΜΙΧΑΗLSΘ ΕCLΑ Two busts facing, Michael on l., wearing loros and crown with cross, holding in r. hand gl. cr.; Thecla on r., larger, wearing loros and crown with cross between two pinnacles and pendilia, holding in r. hand long patriarchal cross
Reverse: ·ΜΙΧΑΗLSΘ ΕCLΑ Two busts facing, Michael on l., wearing loros and crown with cross, holding in r. hand gl. cr.; Thecla on r., larger, wearing loros and crown with cross between two pinnacles and pendilia, holding in r. hand long patriarchal cross
Provenance1935, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 4, 1935)