Theophilus (AD 829–842) AE Follis, Constantinople mint.

Theophilus (AD 829-842). AE Follis, Constantinople Mint.

Weight: 5.50 g | Diameter: 26 mm | Die axis: 12h

Obverse: Crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing loros, holding labarum in right hand and globus cruciger in left.

Reverse: + ΘEO / FILE AVS / OVS GE SV / NICAS in four lines ("O God-loving Augustus, you conquer").

References: Sear Byzantine 1667; DOC III, 15c; MIB 3, 84.

Condition: VF, dark green patina, full clear inscription, minor striking flatness.

Provenance: Ex Nomos AG, Obolos 26, 18 December 2022, Lot 512