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Isaac II Angelus, first reign, 1185-1195. Hyperpyron (Electrum, 28 mm, 4.43 g, 6 h), Constantinople. (MHP) - ΘV The Virgin, nimbate, seated facing on throne, wearing tunic and maphorion, holding beardless, nimbate head of an infant Christ on breast. Rev. ICAAKIOC Isaac standing facing on the left, wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and simplified jewelled loros, holding cruciform scepter in his right hand; on the right, the Archangel Michael standing facing, wearing military tunic, breastplate and sagion, both of them holding between them a sheathed sword; in upper center field, manus dei. Berk 357 (this coin). DOC 1b (unlisted loros waist decoration). SB 2001. Beautifully toned and well-centered. Scratches and graffito, otherwise, about extremely fine.

Phocas, 602-610. Solidus (Gold, 21 mm, 4.25 g, 6 h), Constantinople, I = 10th officina, 607-609. d N FOCAS PЄRP AVI Crowned, draped and cuirassed bust of Phocas facing, holding a globus cruciger in his right hand. Rev. VICTORIA AVGЧ I / CONOB Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger in his left hand and long, rho-topped cross in his right. DOC 10j. MIBE 9. SB 620. Lightly clipped, otherwise, about very fine.