Basil I AV Solidus. Constantinopolis, AD 870-871. + IhS XPS REX REGNANTIVM*, Christ, nimbate, seated facing, wearing chiton, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels / bASILIOS ET CONSTANT AVGG b, Crowned facing busts of Basil, with short beard and loros, and Constantine, beardless and wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 2c; Füeg 3.D.24; Sear 1704. 4.35g, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics E-Sale 11, 23 August 2014, lot 347.