 Coins of the joint female reign are among the greatest rarities of Byzantine coins. $223,250 | Two elderly daughters of Constantine VIII ruled the Empire jointly for seven and a half weeks. The two women could not have been more different: Often-married Zoë was an power-hungry voluptuary who took innumerable lovers, while Theodora was an austere, scholarly spinster who detested court life. They could not stand one another. |  |
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Zoë and Theodora (1042) - Byzantine rarity
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