Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 4561 Session 16 (9.30am Friday 23rd November) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $340
BASIL I THE MACEDONIAN AND CONSTANTINE, (A.D.867-886), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued from A.D. 867-879, (4.27 g), obv. Christ enthroned facing wearing nimbus, raising right hand in benediction, also holding Gospels, the throne has curved ornamented arms, around + IhS XPS REX REGNANTIUM*, rev. bASILIOS ET CONSTANT' AUGG' b' around, facing busts of Basil I wearing loros on left and Constantine wearing chlamys on right, both crowned, between them long patriarchal cross, (S.1704, DOC 2b, R.1858). Holed, otherwise very fine and very scarce.
Ex M.R. Roberts, Sydney stock with their ticket.
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