| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 555 | Auction date: 7 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 702 Price realized: 600 USD (Approx. 560 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Alexius I Comnenus, with Irene and John II. 1081-1118. BI Aspron Trachy (26mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1092/3. Facing figures of John, wearing loros, holding labarum and globus cruciger, and Christ, crowning John and holding Gospels / Crowned facing figures of Alexius and Irene, each wearing loros and holding between them a long patriarchal cross; Alexius also holding akakia. DOC 24; SB 1916. Dark brown patina, light roughness. Good VF. Very rare coronation issue struck on the occasion of John's elevation. The finest example in CoinArchives. Estimate: 500 USD |  |
