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Auction 126  23-25 Mar 2021
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Lot 2874

Estimate: 1500 AUD
Price realized: 950 AUD
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BASIL I THE MACEDONIAN, with Constantine, (A.D.867-886), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued from A.D. 870-871, (4.41 g), obv. Christ Pantokrator 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' AUGG' b' around, facing busts of Basil I wearing loros on left and Romanus II wearing chlamys on right, both crowned, between them long patriarchal cross, (S.1704, DOC 2c, Fueg 3.B, R.1858). Nearly extremely fine and very scarce.

Ex CNG Mail Bid Sale 94, 18 September, 2013 (lot 1471) with ticket.
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