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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 7930438, member: 110226&quot;]Although her coins usually bring very healthy prices at auction, Byzantine Empress regnant Irene is probably not very familiar among many ancient coin collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an Æ Nummus of Irene, with Constantine VI (her son),&nbsp; Constantinople, 792-797 AD, a little crude with a die shift on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Supporters of Irene deposed, blinded and imprisoned Constantine VI in 797 AD, making her the first Empress regnant of the Empire, ruling until 802 AD</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin came to me by way of Roma&#039;s E-Sale 82, lot 1753.</p><p><br /></p><p>2.80 grams</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.romanumismatics.com/catalogue_images/auction/xlarge/16522.12.12_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Next:&nbsp; A coin issued by an Emperor, who had a strong Empress, the real power behind the throne, so to speak.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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