Byzantine Gold Solidus, Irene as sole Monarch, 797-802 CE, Map

Byzantine Gold Solidus, Irene as sole Monarch, 797-802 CE

Perhaps her most lasting achievement was to call for the 7th ecumenical council in 787 CE, held in Nicea, which provided the rationale for reversing iconoclasm.

Obverse and Reverse, Ehirinei Basilissei-Queen Irene, the only Roman to put their own portrait on both sides of a coin.

Tap center for Reverse with an orb/circle at the end of Basilissei.

Tap 6 oclock for Nicea map.