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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 26190037, member: 87809&quot;]Bought this Miliaresion from Herakles Numismatics at the 86th Central States Convention.</p><p>I have been looking for an Irene coin because that&#039;s the name of my daughter, but the gold ones are quite expensive, but this Milaresion found its way to me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Irene of Athens was a ruthless person, she refused to give up power when her son came of age, and had her own son, Constantinus VI blinded; blinding, which made the victim ineligible for the throne, was considered more merciful than beheading. Constantinus VI died in prison.</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantinople, September 8, 780 – August 19, 797 AD</p><p>20 x 19 mm, 1.640 g, 12h</p><p>DOC III-1 4 a.8; p. 343; SBCV 1595; Paris 1-9; BMC 6-7.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: IҺSЧS XRISTЧS ҺICA Cross potent on a base with three steps; triple border.</p><p>These steps are sometimes interpreted as representing Faith, Hope, and Charity, and are sometimes marked with the Latin words Fides, Spes, and Caritas.</p><p>Rev. : COҺS / TAҺTIҺO / SSIRIҺIЄ / CΘЄЧ ЬA / SILIS Inscription in five lines; triple border.</p><p>Dumbarton Oaks (DOC) identifies the side with the cross as the reverse (DOC III-1, p. 342).</p><p><br /></p><p>Picture courtesy of Herakles Numismatics</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1672144[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your coins of Irene of Athens <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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