Ancient Gold
Lot 1708 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $750
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SOLD $600
BASIL I THE MACEDONIAN AND CONSTANTINE, (A.D.867-886), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued from A.D. 867-879, (4.364 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). Good very fine and scarce.
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BASIL I THE MACEDONIAN AND CONSTANTINE, (A.D.867-886), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued from A.D. 867-879, ...
Estimate $750
Lot 1709
ROMANUS I AND CHRISTOPHER, (A.D.920-944), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued from A.D. 921-930, (4.312 grams), ...
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Lot 1710
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