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NYINC Signature Sale 3071 6-7 Jan 2019
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Basiliscus and Marcus, Eastern Roman Empire (AD 475-476). AV solidus (20mm, 4.46 gm, 7h). NGC AU 4/5 - 4/5. Constantinople, 1st officina, late autumn AD 475-August AD 476, D N bASILISCI-Et MARC P AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust (of Basiliscus?) facing, head slightly right, spear in right hand over shoulder, shield decorated with horseman motif in left / SALVS REI-PVBLICAE A, Basiliscus and Marcus seated facing on double throne, each nimbate, mappa in right hand, globe in left; star above cross in field between their heads, CONOB in exergue. RIC X 1022 (unlisted officina).
From the Morris Collection.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD
Basiliscus and Marcus, Eastern Roman Empire (AD 475-476). AV solidus (20mm, 4.46 gm, 7h). NGC AU 4/5 - 4/5. Constantinople, 1st officina, late autumn AD 475-August AD 476, D N bASILISCI-Et MARC P AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust (of Basiliscus?) facing, head slightly right, spear in right hand over shoulder, shield decorated with horseman motif in left / SALVS REI-PVBLICAE A, Basiliscus and Marcus seated facing on double throne, each nimbate, mappa in right hand, globe in left; star above cross in field between their heads, CONOB in exergue. RIC X 1022 (unlisted officina).
From the Morris Collection.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD