Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 3544 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $600
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SOLD $400
BASIL I THE MACEDONIAN AND CONSTANTINE, (A.D.867-886), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued from A.D. 867-879, (4.40 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). Nearly very fine and very scarce.
Ex D.J.Foster Collection and previously from Spink Noble Sale 41 (lot 2319).
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