Ancient Gold
Lot 3189 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $800
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SOLD $540
BASIL I THE MACEDONIAN AND CONSTANTINE, (A.D.867-886), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued from A.D. 867-879, (4.288 grams), 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 Romanus II wearing chlamys on right, both crowned, between them long patriarchal cross, (S.1704, DOC 2b, R.1858). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
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