Byzantine Silver & Bronze
Lot 4503 Session 15 (7.30pm Friday) Byzantine Silver & Bronze
Estimate $100
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BASIL I, (A.D. 867-886), AE follis, Constantinople mint, issued 879-886, (5.136 grams), obv. Basil enthroned facing, traces of legend, rev. legend in four lines, (S.1709 [£45 VF], DOC 12, BMC 8-10, R.1851); another with Constantine, issued 868-870, uncertain provincial mint, (5.40 grams), obv. two busts facing Basil and Constantine, rev. five lines of legend, (S.1721 [£35 VF], DOC 8, BMC 11-16, R.1861). Both cleaned, and toned, weak in places as usual, otherwise fine - very fine and scarce. (2)
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Estimate $100
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