Ancient Coins - Byzantine
Lot 4570 Session 16 (9:30am Friday) Ancient Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $450
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SOLD $320
BASIL I THE MACEDONIAN AND CONSTANTINE, (A.D.867-886), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued from A.D. 867-879, (4.35 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' AU[GG' 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). Possibly mounted, otherwise nearly very fine and scarce.
Ex Collection of Barry Allen Jones.
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