Byzantine Empire, Sicily. Theophilus, 829-842 AD Syracuse, c. 831-842 AD

AV Semissis, 3.92g (16.25mm, 5h).THEOFILOS, facing bust, with short beard, wearing crown and loros, holding cross potent / THEOFILOS, facing bust, with short beard, wearing crown and chlamys, holding globus crucigePedigree: Spink, October 1970 [with this ticket and envelope]References: DOC III 24, SB 1670Grade: Some minor cracking on the edges. Beautifully struck with lustrous surfaces. Mint Statebz1083 Scroll down for more information about this coin.