Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 4180 Session 16 (9:30am Friday) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $500
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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, (4.35 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 Constantine wearing chlamys on right, both crowned, between them long patriarchal cross, (S.1704, DOC 2b, R.1858). Possibly mounted, otherwise very fine and very scarce.
Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 107 (lot 3225) and from the Collection of Barry Allen Jones.
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