Watch List notes:

Basil I, the Macedonian. Gold Solidus (4.23 g), 867-886 VF. Constantinople, 871-886. + IhS XIS REX REςNANT[IЧM *], Christ enthroned facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels. Reverse: [bASI]LIOS ET ConSτ[…], crowned busts of Basil and Constantine facing, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 2c; Füeg 3.D.2; SB 1704. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 350

Purchased in 1973 from Alex Malloy; From the Aurora Family Collection.